“In the short term, we are facing unusually high energy prices, a trend exacerbated by geopolitical tensions,” RIA Novosti quotes Simson.
She also recalled that the EU authorities have taken measures to support gas consumers in Europe in the amount of €21 billion.
Earlier, Dutch MEP Tom Berendsen expressed concern about the energy crisis in the EU.
He asked the European Commission to explain what measures it intends to take under the current conditions.
Sergey Pravosudov, General Director of the National Energy Institute, commented on the situation with gas in Europe in an interview with the Economics Today FBA.