24/11/2022 (Agence Europe) – In order to avoid gas shortages in the winter of 2023–2024, the European Commission published an implementing act on Thursday 24 November that sets out a trajectory for filling gas reserves for each Member State with underground storage facilities. “It is key that we already start preparing for the winter of next year. We have to minimise the impact of Russian manipulations and possible hikes in demand due to weather or global market conditions”, said EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. The implementing act is part of the gas storage regulation, which requires Member States to fill their gas storage facilities to at least 90% by 1 November 2023 (see EUROPE 12980/3). It defines the national stock filling targets for February, May, July and September 2023. See the objectives: https://aeur.eu/f/498 (DG)