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Germany sharply reduced dependence on Russian energy

Russia is Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas, meeting almost 40% of the continent’s needs. (Photo: Bloomberg)

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Economy Virtue, supply from Russia currently accounts for only 12% of Germany’s total oil imports, down 23% compared to before. Coal from Russia is also down 8% from 45% previously imported by Germany.

Meanwhile, dependence on gas remains large, but Europe’s largest economy has also reduced its imports of this product from Russia, from 55% before Moscow launched a special military operation. in Ukraine down to 35%.

“All the measures we take will have a huge impact, making the economy and consumers feel its effects, but we need to,” said the German economy minister. Habeck said.

Germany’s Economy Minister, Mr. Habeck, emphasized that a 10% reduction in energy consumption was possible, and suggested that business owners could contribute to this by making a choice. work from home for employees and suggest using trains and bicycles instead of private cars whenever possible.

Mr. Habeck also said that Germany should start saving energy now to become more independent from Russia’s fossil energy sources.

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