Pipeline. File photoATHENA, Sep 11The price ceiling should be set for all natural gas purchased by the EU countries, and not just Russian, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at a press conference in Thessaloniki. «Natural gas prices are ten times higher compared to those that were two years ago.We made two interventions in this regard — we are increasing the heating aid by 300 million euros, and we can reduce the price of diesel fuel for heating in the first phase and thus encourage households to switch their home heating from natural gas to diesel. and a subsidy for natural gas prices. The price for the end consumer cannot be the same as it is now,» Mitsotakis said. «There will be a generous subsidy for natural gas prices,» he said. nothing to do with the price on the stock exchange. «Greece was one of the first countries to propose to the European Union to introduce a common ceiling on natural gas imports. Not only on Russian natural gas. A ceiling on the index on the TTF exchange, and not only on imported Russian natural gas. We do not know if such a proposal will be accepted. But there is a broad agreement on taxing the windfall profits of companies,” Mitsotakis said. He hopes that all countries will take windfall profits from gas traders. He also said that electricity in Greece is one of the cheapest in Europe, although prices have risen significantly. Mitsotakis said the government is considering a way to support electricity prices and give citizens an incentive to save energy. In any case, every Greek household, regardless of consumption, will receive significant support, he assured.The Italian minister called the price ceiling for gas from Russia senseless, he said, the winter will be difficult. «We have done our best to provide Greece with enough energy for the coming winter,» Mitsotakis said. «This also applies to natural gas, in case of a complete cessation of supplies from the Turkish Stream. We have secured several cargoes of LNG, we have doubled the capacity of the tanks for LNG storage at the Revetusa station and we are promoting initiatives to reduce natural gas consumption and increase the production of electricity from lignite,” he said. He added that all Greek consumers will receive support from the government. prices for Russian gas. At the end of August, she also announced that the European Commission was working on operational and longer-term measures to improve the situation amid rising electricity prices in the EU, which mainly depend on the cost of blue fuel. Later, Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the West's idea to limit prices for Russian energy resources, said that Russia would not supply anything abroad if it would be contrary to its own interests. January, said the expert
