European Commission @EU_Commission@respublicae.eu

🔴LIVE: We need to tame gas price volatility and spikes, while ensuring the security of supply for this winter.

Statement by President @vonderleyen at #EPlenary

https://nitter.eu/i/broadcasts/1lPKqBgDgyMGb

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582630369048023040

Today we are proposing new emergency rules to tackle this energy crisis while ensuring the security of supply this winter.

This will be done through joint gas purchasing, price limiting mechanisms, solidarity between EU countries in case of shortages.

Learn more in a thread ↓

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582371154894893056

Today, we have adopted our 2023 Work Programme driven by our efforts to tackle the most pressing challenges while staying the course for the long term.

It contains 43 new policy initiatives across all six headline ambitions of President @vonderleyen.

More ↓

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582393567984734208

The Recommendation also calls for strengthened cooperation with key partners and neighbouring countries on the resilience of critical infrastructure.

Priority should be given to the key sectors of energy, digital infrastructure, transport and space.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582386718220914690

We encourage EU countries to conduct stress tests of entities operating critical infrastructure.

The stress test exercise will complemented by the production of a Blueprint on critical infrastructure incidents and crises.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582386705214058497

We propose recommendations in three priority areas:

🔸preparedness
🔸response
🔸international cooperation

We suggest stepping up cooperation between EU countries as well as our coordination to enhance preparedness and response to current threats.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582386234781208577

The sabotage of the Nord Stream made it clear that our critical infrastructure is under threat.

Action is urgently needed to ensure that it is secure and resilient.

Today we propose a Recommendation built on the 5-point plan presented by President @vonderleyen on 5 October ↓

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582385772895916032

🔴 LIVE: Given the current geopolitical and security situation in Europe, we urgently need to ensure that our critical infrastructure is secure and resilient.

Press conference Commissioner @YlvaJohansson on critical infrastructure resilience. https://nitter.eu/i/broadcasts/1RDGlaBbDnDJL

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582379058704236545

Any EU country facing an emergency or supply shortage would receive gas from others in exchange for fair compensation.

We propose extending the solidarity obligation to non-connected EU countries with LNG facilities.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582372606829006848

To reinforce our preparedness for possible emergencies, we also propose measures allowing EU countries to further reduce non-essential gas consumption.

This should ensure that gas is supplied to essential services and industries while not affecting vulnerable customers.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582372610192441344

To limit excessive volatility of gas prices, we propose introducing a new temporary intra-day price spike collar mechanism.

It will protect energy operators from large intra-day price movements.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582372598650146817

Many gas contracts in Europe are indexed to the main European gas exchange, the TTF, which no longer accurately reflects market conditions.

We are developing a new complementary price benchmark so that LNG gas is traded at a fairer price.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582372587862048768

Our gas storages for this winter are filled over 92%, but we need to prepare for possible further disruption of supplies.

We propose aggregating EU demand and joint gas purchasing to negotiate better prices and reduce the risk of EU countries outbidding each other.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582372576269307904

Today we are proposing new emergency rules to tackle this energy crisis while ensuring the security of supply this winter.

This will be done through joint gas purchasing, price limiting mechanisms, solidarity between EU countries in case of shortages.

Learn more in a thread ↓

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582371154894893056

🔴LIVE: We have prepared well for the winter ahead, filling our gas storages, saving energy, and finding new suppliers.

Now we can tackle volatile prices with more security.

Press conference on a new package of measures to address high energy prices.

https://nitter.eu/i/broadcasts/1djxXlamenvxZ

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582364761936666624

We'll stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes.

#StandWithUkraine
RT @ZelenskyyUa: 🇺🇦 received the next tranche of macro-fin aid from 🇪🇺 - €2 billion. Grateful to 🇪🇺 & President @vonderleyen for support. We count on ASAP implementation of the full program - €9 billion. This is a crucial contribution to 🇺🇦 financial stability & our victory #EmbraceUkraine

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582346909187874816

Today we have disbursed €2 billion of the exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance package to Ukraine.

More will come later this year as we help the country address its immediate financial needs.

We remain resolute in our unwavering support for 🇺🇦Ukraine.

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582336143630028801

This week, the #vdLCommission meets to discuss:

🔹 Commission Work Programme 2023
🔹 Energy: Additional proposals to tackle high prices and secure supply
🔹 Resilience of critical infrastructure

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582287871179771904

The vast majority of people fleeing Ukraine are women and children - particularly vulnerable to trafficking in human beings.

On #EUAntiTraffickingDay, we reaffirm our commitment to protect victims, support survivors and prosecute the perpetrators.

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582256412234698752

RT @vonderleyen: The EU decided to sanction individuals and entities for their role in the death of #MahsaAmini and the violence inflicted on the Iranian people.
 
We stand with the brave women of Iran.

Moreover Iran’s support for Russia’s war on Ukraine will be met with a clear answer by the EU

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_Commission/status/1582061356970229760