europe s energy security. and it means freedom. it means freedom from dependency on russian gas. new gas pipelines are now operating in both poland and bulgaria, loosening the two countries dependence on russian energy. poland was cut off from russian supplies after it refused a demand to pay its bills in roubles. gas has now begun flowing down a pipeline from norway. i spoke to adam easton, the bbc s warsaw correspondent, who began by explaining how the new pipelines came about. toland is one of the oldest buyers of russian gas dating back to the late 1940s. :. overthe years, russia s near monopoly supply status allowed it to overcharge poland for its gas. it used to charge poland more than a charge germany because poland could not get it from anywhere else. in 2014, russia s
for its gas for decades until supplies were cut off in april after it refused to pay its bills in roubles. the polish prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, said the opening of the new link marked the end of russia s domination and blackmail in poland s gas market. meanwhile a gas pipeline running from greece to bulgaria has been officially inaugurated as well. bulgaria, too, had been dependent on russia for gas, and the new pipeline also has the potential to supply countries throughout the balkans. the european commission president ursula von der leyen was present at the ceremony, and stressed the importance of the pipeline for bulgaria and europe s overall energy security. this pipeline is a game changer. it is a game changer for both bulgaria and europe s energy security. and it means freedom. it means freedom from dependency on russian gas.
will give central and eastern europe another option to russian energy. poland had been dependent on russia for its gas for decades until supplies were cut off in april after it refused to pay its bills in roubles. the polish prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, said the opening of the new link marked the end of russia s domination, and blackmail, in poland s gas market. meanwhile a gas pipeline running from greece to bulgaria has been officially inaugurated. bulgaria, too, had been dependent on russia for gas, and the new pipeline also has the potential to supply countries throughout the balkans. the european commission president ursula von der leyen was present at the ceremony, and stressed the importance of the pipeline for bulgaria and europe s overall energy security. this pipeline is a game changer. it is a game changer for bulgaria and for europe s energy security. and it means
there have been country wide power cuts, even in parts of the country which were not badly hit by the storm. some areas have had their power supplies restored. let s look at some other stories in the headlines. there are heigtened fears over europe s energy security there are heightened fears over europe s energy security following explosions that ruptured major undersea gas pipelines. officals say the leaks in nord stream 1 and 2 appear to have been caused deliberately. europe s biggest gas supplier norway is beefing up security at its energy installations, which experts say could be vulnerable targets. earlier, the eu commission president ursula von der leyen stopped short of accusing russia of sabotage but said deliberate disrpution would be met with a strong response. the eu has proposed an eighth set of sanctions against moscow over its latest escalation in ukraine. moscow has held self styled referendums in four occupied
hurricane ian has already struck cuba on its way to the us. and the island is still struggling to recover from the damage caused. there have been country wide power cuts even in parts of the country which were not badly hit by the storm. some areas have had their power supplies restored. let s take a look at some other stories in the headlines. there are heigtened fears over europe s energy security following explosions that ruptured major undersea gas pipelines. 0fficals say the leaks in nord stream one and two appear to have been caused deliberately. europe s biggest gas supplier norway is beefing up security at its energy installations, which experts say could be vulnerable targets. earlier, the eu commission president, ursula von der leyen, stopped short of accussing russia of sabotage but said deliberate disrpution would be met with a strong response. the eu has proposed an eighth set of sanctions against moscow over its latest