The European Commission’s Executive Vice-President for the Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland agreed on Thursday 23 June to strengthen cooperation between the European Union and Norway in the field of energy.
The two parties intend to secure additional short- and long-term supplies of Norwegian gas to the EU to cope with high energy prices.
“Given the high production levels seen in Norway in the...