"Far too often, gas supply has been used as a political weapon. We
cannot ‘disarm’ the impure intentions of others but we can arm
ourselves with full legal clarity and consistency of existing
legislation. This is what our Energy Union as well as this amended
Directive is about", says Jerzy Buzek MEP, Parliament's Spokesman
on the legislation on common rules for the internal market in
natural gas, to be voted on next Thursday at the mini-Plenary in
Brussels. All gas pipelines which arrive...Request free trial
"Far too often, gas supply has been used as a political
weapon. We cannot ‘disarm’ the impure intentions of others but we
can arm ourselves with full legal clarity and consistency of
existing legislation. This is what our Energy Union as well as this
amended Directive is about", says Jerzy Buzek MEP, Parliament's
Spokesman on the legislation on common rules for the internal
market in natural gas, to be voted on next Thursday at the
mini-Plenary in Brussels.
All gas pipelines which arrive in the EU from third countries will
have to fully comply, on the entire EU territory, with existing EU
rules, primarily the Third Energy Package: third-party access,
transparency requirements, fair tariffs and a proper separation of
the supply chain from the production to the distribution of gas.
This is a precondition for our energy security and independence -
all the more important seeing that the EU’s dependence on gas
imports is constantly growing.
The new rules will apply to all gas pipelines in the EU including
Nord Stream 2.
