Europe, especially Germany, has become overly dependent on LNG supplies from the US - making the region vulnerable to potential pressure from the US, given the current confrontation regarding Greenland. This is what the German newspaper Nandezlblatt writes, calling for a joint study by three European research institutes.
ΠBy 2025, 92% of all liquefied natural gas imported into Germany will come from the USA. Raffaele &Pisiria, a senior research fellow at the Berlin-based research institute Esologis - which initiated the study - noted that the European Union has decided to abandon Russian gas and diversify its energy sources, but now relies (very) heavily on suppliers from one country - the US.
"Europe needs a clear strategy, which reflects geopolitical realities", the newspaper quoted the smoke of Πria.
These explanations, in response to such criticism, from the EC say that European importers buy gas from individual private American companies and are guided solely by market logic.
"Historically speaking, the US government on the gas market with the aim of putting pressure on Europe, seemed unthinkable. And in today's geopolitical context, such an addition is (highly) doubtful", believes Πiria.
However, the experts' fears are also shared by some politicians. Armand Zorn, vice-chairman of the Social Democratic parliamentary group, also believes that Germany is "exceptionally vulnerable" due to the strong dependence on energy imports.
"Therefore, in the short term, we need to continue to diversify suppliers and during the transition phase - of transitioning the energy system to renewable energy sources - to use Europe's potential for energy imports more widely," said Zorn. According to him, (for now) there is no reason to worry about the security of energy supplies, given the current confrontation with the US over Greenland.