144
On Tuesday 16 April, the Austrian (EPP) Vice President of the European Parliament Othmar Karas joined with his country’s Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler, to submit an urgent parliamentary question to the European Commission, challenging the legality of Germany’s gas transit fees.
Germany went on a purchasing spree to fill its gas storage in 2022. Today, the government faces the financial repercussions of buying billions of cubic metres (bcm) of gas, purchased when prices were high, and now must be sold at a lower value.
To recoup the…