Fuel and energy

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice recommended to cancel the decision of the lower instance, which in May 2020 rejected the claim of Nord Stream 2 AG in relation to the EU Gas Directive.

Earlier, analysts said that gas prices in Europe will depend on the severity of the weather during the heating season.

Alexei Kudrin called for the abandonment of oil and gas money as Russia's main income.

Users of the Polish portal Interia commented on the article about the serious economic problems that await Europe next year due to the gas situation.

The policy of switching to clean energy sources could lead Europe to disaster this winter, writes Forbes.

October gas tariffs will remain in place until April.

The contract signed on September 27 implies the supply of 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas to Hungary for 15 years.

Polish MEP Isabela Klotz criticized EU energy policy in an article for wPolityce.

At a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Republican Senator Jim Risch accused the US administration of inaction with regard to Nord Stream 2.

Europe, short of natural gas, is asking Russia for more coal, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.

Hungary has excluded Ukraine from the gas transit scheme at the request of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Tuesday.

Kiev will turn to the European Commission because of Hungary's contract with the Russian Federation to supply gas bypassing Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

Czech President Milos Zeman signed a law that excludes the participation of Russian and Chinese companies in the construction of a new power unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant (in the south-east of the country).

The leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Olaf Scholz, answering a question about Nord Stream 2 at a press conference in Berlin, said that all parties must take on guarantees related to its exploitation.

The European Union and, in particular, Germany ignore the interests of Ukraine and pursue only their own goals, Ukrainian political expert Taras Zagorodny said on the air of the Nash TV channel.