The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union submitted to the Member States, on Thursday 5 May, a new draft compromise on the proposed regulation aimed at guaranteeing a sufficient level of gas reserves in the EU and thus strengthening the Union’s capacity to deal with possible disruptions to its gas supply, such as a halt in Russian deliveries.
Like the previous draft compromise (see EUROPE B12938A2), the French document retains the obligation for Member States to ensure...