The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is sounding out Member States on the possibility of extending the provisions on reducing gas demand in the EU and strengthening the provisions on filling targets for gas reserves, says a Presidency document dated 10 January.
According to an EU Council Regulation (2022/1369) adopted on 5 August 2022 via an urgency procedure (Article 122 TFEU), Member States have to reduce their gas demand by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March...