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EU available to help Portugal after blackout

BRUSSELS – The presidents of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council, António Costa, spoke with the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, to whom they offered help from the European Union to identify the cause of Monday’s blackout and prevent similar occurrences in the future. A spokesperson for the community executive emphasized, at the daily press conference, the need for greater preparedness for future blackouts, hi…

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On Tuesday, the Spanish and Portuguese governments each announced the establishment of commissions of inquiry, while asking their people for time to obtain rigorous and precise conclusions.

·Paris, France
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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced that they will call for an independent EU commission to conduct an audit of electrical systems in the affected countries to determine the causes of the blackout, which took place on Monday in the Iberian Peninsula.Read more]]>

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European legislation requires an independent investigation into the blackout that took place on Monday in the Iberian Peninsula and to deliver the result to the Commission within three months. This investigation will be carried out by network operators from the three countries concerned (Spain, Portugal and France) and other managers from other Community countries can voluntarily join. Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has said that he i…

·Spain
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Spain has three months to present its conclusions on what happened. In parallel, the electricity grid of a member state will lead the European investigation: it has a period of six months for the preliminary conclusions.The final report, with recommendations, will serve as the basis for the European CommissionA judge of the National High Court investigates a possible cyberattack despite the fact that Red Electrica discards it There will be an in…

·Spain
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The massive blackout of this Monday is already resolved, but Spain and Portugal continue to work on pointing out the causes and taking action. Pedro Sánchez, on the one hand, has indirectly pointed out "private operators" and does not rule out "no hypotheses", while the Government of Luis Montenegro assures that it will request an "independent audit" from the European Commission. After the blackout, Spain must submit a report within three months…

·Madrid, Spain
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Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has asked for an independent investigation from the European Union to obtain "answers as soon as possible."

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