Go to media bankEU flags at the European Commission building in BrusselsMOSCOW, 11 Sep. The European Commission hopes to come to a unified decision on limiting gas prices by the end of September. This was stated by the Italian Minister for Ecological Modernization and Transformation Roberto Cingolani in an interview with La Repubblica. gas supplies, mainly from Russia. Three countries approve of such a measure, five opposed or took a neutral position.Gas reserves in Europe may run out in January, said the expert «The Commission was given an appropriate mandate. An option that 15 countries unequivocally supported. It is impossible to achieve more. The Commission may consider it later, but in any case until September. <… >Each minister expressed his opinion, and if some statements were unequivocally «for», then others expressed doubts, and still others, especially those who represented the countries most dependent on Russian gas, were unambiguously «against», — said Chingolani. drew attention to the fact that a possible agreement to limit fuel prices should apply to all gas suppliers. «Introducing restrictions only on Russian gas is pointless. There is very little going to Europe now, compared to what it was before the conflict. And in any case, the signal should be given to all producers,” Chingolani explained. According to the minister, the “price ceiling” for gas may depend on prices for other types of fuel. Among the possible options is linking the price to liquefied natural gas or Brent oil. 
Only twilight and snow: the EU is preparing for shutdowns of gas and electricity In addition, Chingolani expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that some EU countries are slowing down the negotiation process, as instability in the gas market plays into their hands. The journalists of La Repubblica suggested that we are talking about the Netherlands. «Among the 27 countries, there are those who pay much less for Russian gas than the rest. Finally, in Europe there are those who benefit a lot from this situation. I'm just looking at how things have changed trade balances of 27 EU members in recent months,» he said. On September 2, the G7 finance ministers confirmed the plan to introduce a «price cap» on Russian oil and called on «all countries» to join the initiative. Earlier, European Commissioner for Economics Paolo Gentiloni said that the goal of the European Commission is to implement a price limit until December 5, 2022 for crude oil and February 5, 2023 for oil products from Russia. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that the idea of limiting prices for Russian oil is complete absurdity, and Russia will not supply oil and oil products to those countries that support it. He added that the introduction of restrictions on Russian oil prices would destroy the market, other producers also did not respond positively to such an initiative. the idea of limiting the price of Russian gas is absurd
