Greek government spokesman Ioannis Economou pointed out that “the proposal of the European Commission for a voluntary 15% reduction in the consumption of natural gas by the countries of the European Union will not solve the problem, but will make it more acute in all countries.” I think that this proposal cannot provide any solution. It cannot help anyone. Moreover, it will only delay the problem and make it more acute in all countries. It is known that we use the largest share of natural gas. We import to generate electricity.

In his statement, he pointed out: “There is another way that Europe must find to solve energy problems”, while at the same time blaming Russia for this. He explained that from the very beginning it was proposed to set a gas price ceiling that would allow the use of funds mainly from a part of the recovery fund loans (for the EU economy).

Earlier, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera announced her country’s rejection of the proposal of the European Commission to reduce gas consumption by 15% and “her country’s unwillingness to make sacrifices.”