Central European gas hub in Baumgarten. File photoBRUSSELS, Jul 25 EU countries may adjust proposals by the European Commission on a procedure to introduce a mandatory target to reduce gas demand in the coming months, a senior EU official told reporters.Czech Presidency of the EU Council , according to him, proposed some amendments to the draft of the European Commission, which are being discussed by representatives of the EU countries. Work on a compromise version of the amendments continues, he added. change the logic and put the Council in the driver's seat in the process of launching an «alliance warning,» the official said. There are two ways to do this,» the interlocutor of the journalists added. According to him, the EC may propose to launch such a procedure, but this must be approved by a qualified majority of the Union states. In addition, five EU countries may ask the European Commission to launch it. last week proposed a new regulation on coordinated measures to reduce gas demand in the EU, which involves the introduction of initially voluntary targets for all EU member states to reduce gas demand by 15% from August 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023. The European Commission also proposed, so that, after consultations with the states of the union, it could announce the so-called «warning of the union» on the security of supply, which would mean the introduction of a mandatory reduction in demand for «blue fuel» for all states of the union.
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