{"id":87337,"date":"2024-10-17T12:17:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T09:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/?p=87337"},"modified":"2024-10-17T12:17:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T09:17:29","slug":"eu-can-live-without-russian-gas-kadri-simson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akhaltskha.net\/?p=87337&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"EU can live without Russian gas: Kadri Simson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"static-content fs18\">\n<div>\n\tOn 15 October, the EU Energy Council discussed the energy situation in Ukraine, ahead of the third winter since the start of the war, as well as the EU\u2019s readiness to give up Russian gas, EU Neighbours East reports.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\tKadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, told reporters after the Council meeting that the EU was ready for the gas transit agreement between Gazprom and Naftogaz to expire at the end of the year.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\tShe said the Commission has been working closely with the most impacted Member States to prepare for a zero-transit scenario as of 1 January 2025. Central and Southeastern Europe has diversified supply options to fully replace the 14 bcm of Russian gas that is still transiting via Ukraine, the Commissioner said. New and existing LNG terminals have sufficient capacity, the transport infrastructure is there, and various alternative supply routes exist for both LNG and pipeline imports.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\u201cI have said this before and will say it again: there are no excuses, the EU can live without this Russian gas,\u201d Simson said to journalists. \u201cIf Member States prefer to continue importing Russian gas, and they do it even beyond contracted capacity, or if they wish to sign new agreements for new capacities, I want to be clear: this is not a necessity. 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