EXCLUSIVE Germany to overhaul laws to allow energy bailouts – sources
Germany’s government will have the power to take stakes in utilities and impose emergency levies on consumers under proposed legal changes now under discussion, three sources told Reuters, as Berlin moves to beef up energy security.
Explainer: Russia wants gas payments in roubles. Will buyers make the switch?
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday requiring foreign buyers to pay roubles for Russian gas from April 1 or see their contracts halted, a move described as “blackmail” by European states.
