Cypriot President Anastasiades called for strengthening the energy autonomy of Europe

According to RIA Novosti, Anastasiadis said this after the end of the summit on climate and environment in the Mediterranean EUMED-9.

“We need to strengthen the energy autonomy of Europe, while reducing its dependence on unreliable partners,” he said.

He added that the Mediterranean region could become an alternative option for creating an energy corridor for the EU.

At the end of November, EC Director General for Energy Ditte Jul Jørgensen said that the European Union could not yet gain independence from Russian fuel supplies.

The head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, said that Europe's refusal to supply energy resources from Russia threatens 6.5-11% of EU GDP and about 16 million jobs.