Polish Prime Minister Tusk tells Polish Radio that the European Commissions recommendations to increase energy security are “100 percent in line” with Poland’s proposal for a European energy union.
Ahead of an EC conference to be held in Brussels on Wednesday with Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger, PM Tusk told Polish Radio that he expects to gain public support for his plan for an energy union.
The move comes as tensions, which mounted in Ukraine earlier this year, prompted the Polish PM to announce a five-point plan which would see the EU buy gas and oil as a single bloc. The plan also calls for greater interconnectivity between EU member states, introduces the concept of “energy solidarity” and pushes for the diversification of energy sources.
While the plan has overall backing from the EU, last week the EU’s Energy Commissioner threw Tusk’s plan into doubt, saying “gas is a product, not a policy weapon for the EU.”
However, PM Tusk said on Wedneday that the EC’s recommendations will be practically in line with Poland’s proposal for the energy union. (more)
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Source: Polskie radio - jb