A year ago, Russia blackmailed us with energy for our support to Ukraine.
Our answer was #REPowerEU, a plan to rapidly phase out Russian fossil fuels.
The job is not yet done, but much has been accomplished ↓
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1660179196155445249
We reduced our dependency on Russian gas by three-quarters.
We have diversified our supply by working with reliable partners, such as Norway and the US to fill our gas storage up to 95% ahead of last winter.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1660179893240451072
We can overcome any crisis with unity and solidarity.
Everyone has contributed to cutting our gas consumption by 18%, well above our target of 15% set last July. This has helped us get through the winter safely.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1660180211936182275
We launched an EU Energy Platform to pool our demand for gas and bring down prices.
The first tender of joint gas purchasing has been a success, with bids from reliable international suppliers to supply more than 13.4 billion cubic metres of gas.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_Commission/status/1660180937336823809