Posted on 09/05/2022 10:41:19 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
PARIS, Sept 5 (Reuters) - France will send gas to Germany if needed while Germany stands ready to provide it with electricity, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, saying this showcased European solidarity in the face of the energy crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine.
European gas prices surged, share prices slid and the euro sank on Monday after Russia stopped pumping gas via a major supply route, in another warning to the 27-nation EU as it scrambled to respond to the crisis ahead of winter.
"Germany needs our gas and we need power from the rest of Europe, notably Germany," France's president told a news conference following a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The necessary connections for France to deliver gas to Germany when needed would be finalised in the coming weeks, he said, adding that France, which had long been a net exporter of electricity, will need help from its neighbours because of technical problems its nuclear plants face.
Macron, however, said that he did not understand demand for a third gas link between France and Spain, rejecting calls to increase capacity with a new pipeline.
He added he was open to changing his mind on that point, should Scholz or Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez argue convincingly for it.
Ahead of a meeting on Friday of EU energy ministers, Macron said France was in favour of buying gas at a European rather than a national level and called for European Union measures to control energy prices.
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if neither one has gas or electricity it makes it hard to share, even if they do have enough to share, when it’s freezing cold in January, the generosity of each country will be put to a test.
Russian energy
The German delegation was caught on camera laughing at him for saying it
https://rumble.com/vwps7b-trump-went-to-the-un-and-called-out-countries-for-relying-on-russian-oil.html?mref=kkgl3&mc=3chow
If these two idiotic nations are both short of natural gas then how can sharing the shortage help either of them? What idiocy.
VIDEO: Trump went to the UN and called out countries for relying on Russian energy
The German delegation was caught on camera laughing at him for saying it
https://rumble.com/vwps7b-trump-went-to-the-un-and-called-out-countries-for-relying-on-russian-oil.html?mref=kkgl3&mc=3chow
So, they will be personally responsible for any gorebull warming, or hurricanes, or blizzards, or normal or abnormal weather to follow
I guess their turnips must give blood on demand.
“Sharing” and “working together” are focus group tested terms that are known to appeal to voters. Particularly to female voters.
Both nations were shutting down nuclear power plants with no viable replacement except unicorn dreams. They deserve what they get.
Where’s the AOC utility cord plugged into itself..
> If these two idiotic nations are both short of natural gas then how can sharing the shortage help either of them? What idiocy. <
Maybe France will send Germany 10% of the gas it needs, and Germany will send France 10% of the electricity it needs. Good show, and congratulations all around.
Meanwhile the peasants freeze.
France (before the war started) only got 17 percent of its natural gas from Russia (Germany is closer to 50-percent).
France already before the crisis....imported majority of gas through long-term contracts from Norway and Netherlands. They also had the LNG ports already built/working.
Prior to the war, France was also a major exporter of electricity. One odd thing, over the past quarter....something like a majority of it’s nuke plants were down for scheduled maintenance...so they were importing a lot of power from Germany. By late fall, those nuke plants get turned back on.
How much natural as do France and Germany produce?
Take note of where this clown circus is meeting.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_207020.htm
NATO Deputy Secretary General participates in Cernobbio Forum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cernobbio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrosetti_Forum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_d%27Este_(Cernobbio)
Germany to France: Can I borrow $10?
France to Germany: Sure. But can I first borrow $15?
Well, then they can all share the misery.
If these two idiotic nations are both short of natural gas then how can sharing the shortage help either of them
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They will buy it from the USA,
thus driving OUR price
WE have to pay to heat OUR homes
UP.
I.O.W.
Make America Last Again.
SSDD
The veneer of co-operation can only last a little while before either country will try and find a way to screw each other.
How cute...
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