The EC was asked to study the possibility of imposing a price cap on all gas imports

Pipeline designed to transport Russian gas to the EU. File photoBRUSSELS, Sep 9At a meeting on Friday, EU energy ministers asked the European Commission (EC) to explore the possibility of imposing a price limit on all gas imports to the EU, European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson said at a press conference. gas.The Hungarian Foreign Minister called the idea of ​​limiting prices for Russian gas absurd. This measure, like a number of other possible actions in response to high energy prices, was discussed by relevant EU ministers on September 9 in Brussels. «Today, several ministers also asked us to analyze the possibility of limiting prices for the rest gas that the EU imports,» Simson said after the meeting. However, the overall price ceiling, including for LNG imports, could pose a «security of supply challenge,» she added. Simson noted that the LNG market is global and there is strong competition , and the European Union is not one of the three largest importers of liquefied gas. At the same time, it is now important for the EU to be able to replace the reduction in supplies from the Russian Federation with alternative sources of «blue fuel», Simson noted. -crop-height=»338″ data-source-sid=»ap_photo» class=»lazyload» width=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw «src=»https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/05/1f/1792129180_0:0:3642:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_675b7b93fae7e19ea25eef2011654010.jpg» srcset=»data:image/svg+xml%= %22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%221920%22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w «data-srcset=»https://cdnn21 .img.ria.ru/images/07e6/05/1f/1792129180_0:0:3642:2048_640x0_80_0_0_4e5abb5287a6e30a3bc8799c8c0ccfde.jpg 640w 3642:2048_1280x0_80_0_0_9961bcb027d92570777005e323775eec.jpg 1280w,https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e6/05/1f/1792129180_0:0:3642:2048_1920x0_80_0_0_675b7b93fae7e19ea25eef20116540 10.jpg 1920w»>Germany warned of a bleak future with a wave of bankruptciesEU energy ministers following a meeting on Friday asked the European Commission to submit proposals «to cap gas prices,» Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Josef Sikela said at the same press conference on Friday. «I think from a market point of view, that's the hardest thing to do. We need to be a little more precise about the impact. The prevailing opinion of the countries is that we need the restriction as an emergency measure, but please give the Commission and us a little more time,» he added. Official proposals from the European Commission on new energy measures amid high gas and electricity prices are expected on Tuesday next week. ar16x9″ data-crop-ratio=»0.5625″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»338″ data-source-sid=»rian_photo» class=»lazyload» w idth=»1920″ height=»1080″ decoding=»async» sizes=»(min-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw» src=»https://cdnn21.img.ria.ru/images/07e5/07/1a/1742879769_0:126:3072:1854_1920x0_80_0_0_b6a72f6485c9d2de118f23bb07f11686.jpg» srcset=» data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2020/%wid2%202 22%20height=%221080%22%3E%3C/svg%3E 100w .jpg 640w /07/1a/1742879769_0:126:3072:1854_1920x0_80_0_0_b6a72f6485c9d2de118f23bb07f11686.jpg 1920w»>»Naftogaz of Ukraine» announced the launch of arbitration against «Gazprom»