Satisfaction in Athens for the compromise at the Summit
The compromise reached in Summit on the issue of decoupling the price of natural gas from the price of electricity, left Athens satisfied. Much more because pthe text of the conclusions includes a reference to the Greek proposal to consider the imposition of a ceiling on the price of gas.
The most difficult front at the “27” Summit in Brussels may be the energy problem affecting all countries, but it seems that the strong pressures of the leaders of the South took place, a fact that was evident in the conclusions.where the imposition of a ceiling on natural gas was included in order to compress its price.
“We will use our collective bargaining power. Instead of competing with each other and causing prices to rise“Stressed the chairman of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
The consultations were intense while the hard bra de fer between the other north and the south included warnings and withdrawalssuch as that of the Spanish Prime Minister
“Germany and other countries are very skeptical about interventions, because there is a high risk that energy supply will be negatively affected, while prices will not last long.Noted the German chancellor Olaf Solts.
“All European countries have made national interventions to keep prices down. No European country is able to take full advantage of inflation. The result of the war is the prices we see today, either in the energy market or passed on to other markets, such as the food markets.Said the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Inside, the government spokesman noted that there is a national plan to support citizens for as long as the crisis lasts. “All the procedures are done to start the measures in the following days, not only to be imprinted numerically, but also to be imprinted in everyone’s pocket. The aim is to measure the unprecedented price increases, faced by all and especially our most vulnerable fellow citizens“Stressed Mr. Economou.
Heavy fire is fired against the government SYRIZA. “Yesterday’s decision clearly demonstrates the difference between progressive governments and the Dixia and subordinated to the interests of the Mitsotakis government. But a difference that already costs very expensive in the wallet of every Greek householdCommented the party’s spokesman, Nassos Iliopoulos.
NIKOS ANDROULAKIS CARD, president of PASOK-KINAL – SOURCE: real news
“I consider it a great mistake of the Mitsotakis government to choose the violent and unplanned closure of lignite plants, committing us to imported natural gas, instead of proceeding with a smoother de-lignification,” said the President of KINAL. Nikos Androulakis.
The KKE comments on the summit that “de-dependence” on Russian gas is essentially becoming dependent on American Greek Solution stressed that at a time when countries such as Portugal and Spain have managed to defend their national interests, the prime minister is empty-handed. “The chief of staff of “Mitsotakis SA” once again he did not dare to malign the domestic interests that support himWas his comment DAY25.
However, the positive thing is that in the Conclusions of the Summit includes the proposal for a joint European gas supply to which Athens has insisted.
Reportage: Georgia Skitzi