The new date is Jul 26, 2022.
With the cooler months approaching, the EU reached a deal Tuesday for countries to slash gas demand by as much as 15% from August to March, as the bloc tries to wean itself off Russian gas supplies.
The EU's gas supply is 40% Russian.
According to the EU, the voluntary reduction by member states will focus on reducing consumption of electricity and encouraging alternative energy sources.
Energy ministers from across the bloc met in Brussels Tuesday to discuss details of the deal that had faced resistance from some countries.
In an effort to appease some member states, the deal includes exemptions for countries who rely heavily on gas to produce electricity but who aren't connected to the bloc's electricity system.
EU diplomats were unable to agree on a figure.
The EU urged countries to cut gas use by 15% because of fears that Russia could cut off supplies to the bloc.
Gas consumption in the EU has fallen.
The Czech Republic's trade minister said Wednesday that the member states will stand tall against any attempt to divide the EU by using energy supplies as a weapon. EU citizens and industry will benefit from the winter season.
Forty percent. Russia was the main supplier of gas to the EU before the war.
The bloc seems to be at his mercy as it tries to untangle itself from key trade links after imposing sanctions on Russia. The EU has been considering ways to reduce its dependence on Russian gas in order to limit Russia's economic and political power. Germany was one of the first countries to impose sanctions on Russia. As winter draws closer and households across the EU face rising gas prices, leaders are scrambling to shore up gas supplies to avoid astronomical costs for households on top of soaring inflation across the EU. A drop in Russian gas supplies would be a huge blow to the economies of the EU and industries that rely heavily on it.
Russia will stop supplying gas to the bloc. As the EU first revealed its plan to deal with the crisis, Ursula von der Leyen warned that this is a likely scenario. Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom is already turning the taps by limiting gas supplies through theNord Stream 1 line for repair works, and supplies will fall to just 20% from Wednesday for ongoing maintenance, it claims. Zelensky said that Russia is starting a war with the EU. Germany has triggered a three-stage emergency plan to encourage consumers to reduce gas use.
The EU has stopped buying oil from Russia. A partial ban on oil imports from Russia was announced by the bloc in May. Russian oil made up 25% of EU oil imports in 2011.
Russia is threatening to shut off the gas to us.
If Germany gets Russian gas, what will happen?
The oil prices went up after the EU imposed a partial ban on Russian imports.
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