The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by the Executive Vice-President in charge of the ‘Green Deal’, Frans Timmermans, and two Commissioners, unveiled, on Wednesday 20 July, a plan to reduce gas demand by 15% in all EU Member States over the next eight months in order to be able to do without Russian gas during the winter.
“Russia is using energy as a weapon. Whether it is a partial or a major cut-off of Russian gas, or a total cut-off of Russian...