Gazprom’s German subdivisions are under scrutiny by EU antimonopoly regulators.
European Union representatives attacked the offices of the German divisions of PJSC Gazprom as part of an investigation into the role of Russia’s gas giant in raising prices in Europe to record levels. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing sources on Wednesday, March 30th.
It is indicated that the officers worked on the documents with Gazprom Germania GmbH and Wingas GmbH. These two companies provide up to 20% of Germany’s natural gas needs. The attack comes amid an intensifying investigation into Gazprom’s behavior during the recent energy crisis in Europe.
So far, the EU antitrust regulator has declined to comment on the findings. Representatives of Gazprom’s two German divisions cited the ban on public discussion of actions or visits by regulatory authorities.
In turn, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev responded to the searches. He believes that the decisions of European politicians will lead to the fact that Europe will be left without gas. Among such decisions, Medvedev pointed to the freezing of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, the freezing of the assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the statement about the decline of Russia’s gas in the coming years, the decline to buy rubles to pay for gas at the rate of contract currency, and the search itself in the offices of Gazprom in Germany.
Earlier on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. One of the main topics is the possible transition to payment for Russian gas in rubles.
At the same time, Scholz rejected Putin’s request to pay for gas in rubles.
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Source: korrespondent
