Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has urged EU member states to cut Russian gas imports, as the bloc is discussing a new round of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. “I will probably not tire of repeating that we must go further with sanctions and that we must introduce new restrictions,” he told…
The European Union must speed up the process of laying down new Russia sanctions and add the country’s energy sector to the list, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets said on April 4. Liimets met with her Romanian colleague in Bucharest. “We need to continue putting pressure on Russia to end this war. From…
The Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko has met online with the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. The parties discussed issues of ensuring the nuclear security of Ukraine and Europe in the context of the visit of the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to Ukraine. According to German Galushchenko, direct talks between Ukraine…
The Parliament adopted on March 31 in the first reading a draft ratification of financing agreement between Moldova and European Investment Bank (EIB) for implementation of the Energy Efficiency in the Republic of Moldova Project. The contract provides for the granting of 30 million euros to increase energy efficiency in public institutions, primarily to those…
In addition to expenses tied to refugee accommodation and civil protection, Estonia’s supplementary state budget aims to bolster energy security. Plans are in place to develop capacity to handle large quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG), with investments to connect small renewable energy producers to the grid also on the table. The coalition is still…
Lithuania’s state-owned gas supply company Ignitis says it will stop buying Gazprom’s gas and will make no payments to the Russian government-owned group after president Pootin said Russia would only accept payments in rubles for gas deliveries to EU countries. “We are not planning any payments to Gazprom, so it is not relevant for us,”…
The government has approved a draft, which regulates the stocking of natural gas for winter in reservoirs from neighbour countries. At a conference, Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Andrei Spinu said that this warehouse might be placed in Romania. Under the Cabinet’s decision, Moldova will start stocking, for the first time ever, natural gas in…