At an extraordinary meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, 26 July, the EU27 energy ministers adopted the EU Council’s proposal for a regulation to reduce their gas consumption in preparation for the winter in order to get the Union ready for a possible total suspension of Russian gas deliveries.
Member States have agreed to reduce their gas demand by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023, on a voluntary basis, compared to their average consumption in the same period over the previous...