EU announces plan to slash Russian gas dependence

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EU announces plan to slash Russian gas dependence

STORY: EU announces plan to slash Russian gas dependence DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exterior of European Commission building in Brussels 2. various of a press conference 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANS TIMMERMANS, Vice-President of the EU Commission 4. various of gas pipelines 5. various of gas pollution 6. various of renewable energy 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KADRI SIMSON, European Commissioner for Energy STORYLINE: The European Commission announced on Tuesday a plan to reduce the European Union (EU)'s demand for Russian gas by two-thirds before the end of the year, expecting to be independent of Russian fossil fuels well before 2030. In response to rising energy prices in Europe and the current uncertainty on supply, the plan, REPowerEU, will seek to diversify gas supplies, the Commission said in a press release on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANS TIMMERMANS, Vice-President of the EU Commission "We must defend Eu

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