2025-04-24 16:45
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2025-04-24 16:45
The chairwoman of the European Commission on Thursday at the Energy Summit in London said that the European Union did not forget how the United States immediately entered LNG when Europe needed it. She added that energy partnerships as from the US remain strategic for the EU.
Von der Leyen in a speech during the summit emphasized that the European Commission in two weeks (and more precisely – according to the schedule of this body's work – May 6) will present a plan to completely depart from Russian raw materials. The goal is – as the head of the EC emphasized – the Union would no longer depend on the hostile power in terms of energy.
“As for gas supplies, we have not forgotten how the United States immediately entered LNG when we needed it during the crisis,” she said, referring to the cut -off of Europe by Russia from gas supply as a consequence of the Russian attack on Ukraine in 2022. As she added, the EU also remembers additional gas with Norwegia pipelines The Republic of Korea, closely cooperated with the EU in global markets to ensure Europe with energy security. “These energy partnerships, including LNG imports from the United States, remain strategic for the EU,” said von der Leyen.
At the same time, it emphasized the importance of pure energy produced in the EU, which also contributed to the fact that the EU completely gave up producing energy from Russian coal, and the import of gas from this direction dropped from 45 percent. up to 18 percent
“This progress is crucial because we are observing the intensification of threats to energy security around the world. We see how enemies attack critical infrastructure with physical and cybernetic attacks. We see Huti fighters use bullets to attack international transports, including tankers” – she mentioned.
According to von der Leyen, the area of development of cooperation with partners in the area of energy may also be to improve the security of energy infrastructure within NATO, as well as building connections enabling more efficient energy transmission on the continent.
The host of the meeting organized by the International Energy Agency (MAE) is the United Kingdom, which, despite leaving the EU, remains a member of this organization of the organization of the organization mainly. Energy is one of the areas where cooperation can come back to the United Kingdom to the Union.
Von der Leyen in London also met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The subject of the leaders' conversation was to be, among others Preparations for the EU summit – Great Britain in May, as well as signing a defense agreement.
From Brussels Magdalena Cedro (PAP)
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