How the energy platform could work

The price of gas must come down. That is why, starting next spring, the EU wants to collectively purchase a portion of the fuel and use it to fill the storage facilities for the following winter. Various models are under discussion.

The energy platform is like a miniature EU. Cooperation is good for everyone, but behind the scenes, there is fierce bickering – over influence, ground rules, and finances. Just a few weeks after Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the Commission first proposed a joint European platform to secure new, favorable contracts with major gas exporters. But it was not until the past few days that the idea really took hold.

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