Von der Leyen floats EU ‘strategic reserves’ for gas amid winter supply fears
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European leaders are looking for emergency solutions to the threat of a winter energy crisis. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has asked EU Heads of State and Government to consider creating a strategic gas reserve throughout the EU block, on the basis of low stocks in European warehouses.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE EC has proposed the establishment of strategic gas reserves at the EU level to protect the Union from future shortages and supply disruptions, modeled on existing oil reserves.
Von der Leyen floats EU ‘strategic reserves’ for gas amid winter supply fears
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants EU leaders to look into the idea of developing bloc-wide strategic gas reserves amid concerns the continent faces a winter shortage, three diplomats and two EU officials told POLITICO. Europe’s existing gas storage caverns — which are typically refilled over the course of the year by […]
Ursula von der Leyen, the chairman of the European Commission, is it possible that the leaders of European Union are exploring the idea of forming strategic gas reserves in the field of Union, the development of brazen and bi Europe this winter could not wait a long time, declared three diplomats for Politico you and two EU callers.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Layen, invites EU leaders to consider the possibility of establishing a pan-European strategic reserve of gas ... 15.10.2026, PRIM
The conflict in the Middle East has made energy more expensive, and Europe's gas storage facilities are facing low levels in the colder months. At the EU summit, von der Leyen would strengthen security of supply with common strategic reserves.
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