A relevant statement was made during the briefing by the German Minister of Economy, Robert Habek.
«We are experiencing or face new poverty in Germany because of high energy prices,» said Habek.
According to him, part of the population is already saving on electricity, trying not to turn on lights and electrical appliances unnecessarily. You don’t need to convince them to cut costs.
Despite the problems that have already arisen, the German authorities intend to continue the policy aimed at limiting the supply of energy resources from Russia (the share of Russian oil in imports has dropped from 35 to 25 percent, gas — from 55 to 40 percent, coal — from 50 to 25 percent). percent). At the same time, Habek admitted that an immediate ban on Russian coal supplies to Europe would lead to a shortage of supplies in Germany.
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