The Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament negotiators headed by their rapporteur, the chairperson of Parliament's energy committee, Jerzy Buzek (EPP, Poland), obtained a principled agreement on Wednesday evening 26 April on the revised draft regulation for the security of gas supplies. This agreement seeks to prevent future gas crises.
The aim of these new rules is to minimise the impact of gas supply cuts and improve the cooperation between member states...