The Commissioner: the Crisis in Ukraine has demonstrated the vulnerability of the EU in the sphere of delivery of gas and oil
The crisis in Ukraine has shown how the European Union is vulnerable in terms of delivery of gas and oil, said the European Commissioner for climate change and energy arias Ca?ete.
" The situation in Ukraine demonstrated our vulnerability and the need to improve safe delivery of gas and oil, " he said, speaking at the Symposium on problems of EU policy in the energy sector in Brussels, reports TASS. According to the ca?ete, from EU countries in case of interruption of energy supplies to the most vulnerable Baltic republics and Eastern European countries. In this regard, Canete drew attention to the importance of ensuring diversification of sources and routes of energy supply in the EU and the need to " speak with one voice When conducting diplomacy of the EU in the field of energy ". In the form of priority projects, the Commissioner described the construction of the southern gas corridor through which the EU will deliver gas from Azerbaijan, the partnership with Norway and promotion of Mediterranean gas hub, including cooperation with Algeria. At the same time before the Commissioner arias Ca?ete criticized the project " South stream ", claiming that its implementation is possible only In accordance with EU law. With constant authorized of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that there is no evidence that the gas pipeline " South stream " does not correspond to the legislation of the European Union. According to him, this is only the opinion of the European Commission.
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