German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured this Sunday. Russia is not a “trusted energy provider” after the government agreed A new aid package exceeding 65,000 million euros to alleviate energy crisis.
In this context, the German Chancellor emphasized: “Putin’s Russia is not fulfilling the contract” supply for a long time. “The trigger for this very difficult situation is the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”
“This is about getting our country out of this crisis safely,” Scholz explained, adding that they are “taking the situation seriously”, taking into account the concerns of citizens about rising electricity prices.
The talks between the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) started this Sunday morning in Berlin, the capital of Germany, and ended in February. A coalition agreement to ease the pressure on German households.
Pensioners will receive on December 1 One-time assistance for the energy price of 300 eurosIn the case of university students, it will be 200 euros. In addition, a discounted price will be applied for a certain basic electricity consumption. For additional consumption above this value, the price will not be limited.
government too plans to introduce a new discounted subscription for regional transport nationwide, at a price that would be between 49 and 69 euros per month. Financing for this subsidy still needs to be approved by regional governments.
The German Government has assured this Friday that gas supply is fully guaranteed, despite a “tense” context that adds a new chapter with the announcement of the ‘North Stream 1’ gas pipeline being shut down indefinitely.
Russian giant Gazprom has announced that the shutdown, which will initially be temporary for three days until this Saturday, will be indefinite after an oil spill was detected during maintenance work on the only turbine that is still operational.
Gas reserves in Germany are about 85 percent of the total capacity. The German Government has determined by a decree that: At least this percentage should be reached by 1 October., so the target was reached one month in advance. However, levels can return.
New aid package to Kiev
In other news, German Development Minister Svenja Schulze announced this Sunday. a new humanitarian aid package to kyiv, It is worth 200m euros to help internally displaced persons as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“Most of our new aid, 200 million euros, will go to the Ukrainian government’s IDP support program,” Schulze said, adding that this amount will serve.To ensure that IDPs in Ukraine can continue to meet their most basic needs.
Schulze stated that he will meet with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, who is on an official visit to Berlin, to discuss in detail other types of assistance for IDPs whose most pressing needs are heating, clothing, shelter and health care.