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[Published: Thursday May 19 2022]

 EU Commission grilled on RePowerEU €210bn pricetag

 
BRUSSELS, 19 May. - (ANA) - European Union (EU) leaders unveiled a €210 billion strategy aiming to cut Russian gas out of the European energy equation before 2027 and by two-thirds before the end of the year — but questions remain on how it is to be financed.
 
After months of frantic plan-making, EU leaders on Wednesday (18 May) unveiled a strategy aiming to cut Russian gas out of the European energy equation before 2027 and by two-thirds before the end of the year.
 
One of the many consequences of Russia's "criminal" invasion of Ukraine, European Commission executive vice-president Frans Timmermans told press, is a "massive disruption" to the European and global energy markets. 
 
'Sooner or later' member states will have to decide on a new EU wide financing tool 'as we have done with Covid,' EU commissioner Frans Timmermans said.    - (ANA) -
 
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