An EU proposal calling on member states to cut their gas use by 15% to prepare for potential cuts to supplies of Russian gas is facing resistance from governments, casting doubt on whether they will approve the emergency plan next week.
And at the same time, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel is arguing in favour of EU Treaty change in a move which would have dire consequences for national sovereignty, said Pieter Cleppe, a research fellow with the Brussels-based Property Rights Alliance. Mr Cleppe outlines his concerns in a new paper published on the think tank’s website this week in […]
