Energy prices: while supporting consumers and businesses, we’ll work on increasing resilience & independence.
•See how to establish a strategic gas reserve
•Explore joint procurement
•Intensify outreach to suppliers
•Speed up work on interconnections twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
We will also assess how the gas, electricity and ETS markets function.
We need more renewables. They are cheaper, carbon-free and homegrown.
We also need a stable source, nuclear, and during the transition, gas.
This is why we will come forward with our taxonomy proposal.
Important discussion on rule of law and judicial independence in Poland.
The rule of law ensures mutual trust, legal certainty and equality between Member States and citizens.
A fundamental pillar of the rule of law is judicial independence.
#LSEEurope: Before the end of the month, I expect both the British & European Parliaments to ratify the agreement. In just over 3 weeks, on the 31st of January, the UK will spend its last day as a member state. This will be a tough and emotional day.
But when the sun rises again on February 1st, the EU & the UK will still be the best of friends and partners. The bonds between us will still be unbreakable. We will still contribute to each other’s societies. We will still have a lot to learn from each other.
Truth is: Our partnership cannot and will not be the same as before. And it cannot and will not be as close as before because with every choice comes a consequence. With every decision comes a trade-off.