Gas, Germany in the ‘alarm’ phase of the emergency plan

Germany enters the ‘alarm’ phase of the gas emergency plan. Government sources have revealed to the Dpa that the German Economy Minister Robert Habeck will trigger the second of the three phases of the emergency plan this morning, on the day the European summit opens in Brussels, which will also have to discuss the ceiling on the price of the gas to contain the increases caused by the Ukrainian crisis. Read also The first phase, that of the early warning, was triggered at the end of March, when the Kremlin asked for the payment in rubles of the gas, and indicates a considerable deterioration in supplies. The second phase, of ‘alarm’, foresees an increased demand or problems with supplies, which in any case remain insured. The third, that of the ’emergency’, implies that supplies are not sufficient to answer the demand.