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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9195

19 May 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Piebalgs fears Russian gas supply cuts and calls on nuclear industry to prove its advantages to public opinion

Brussels, 18/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - In an interview to the Financial Times on 18 May, the European Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, was asked about the capacities of the Russian gas giant Gazprom in meeting consumer demand next winter. The Commissioner explained “If a winter is going to be like this winter, I ask myself how they will honour the contracts. If a winter is going to be very cold, they will need more gas for internal consumption”. However, Piebalgs did say that he...

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