The European Union’s security of energy supply situation is “serious” and “likely going to get worse”, the EU Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, warned in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday 12 July.
She went on to stress the importance of saving energy now in order to avoid industry having to reduce power usage next winter.
The statement comes as Russia has shut down both pipes of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for annual maintenance work over 10 days.
While this shutdown...