The EC submitted a proposal to the EU to buy gas on the basis of jointly agreed solutions
The Commission considers it appropriate that the EU was buying gas on the basis of jointly agreed solutions, said Deputy head of the European Commission on energy Union Maros Sefcovic. " We certainly must try to explore the possibilities of total gas purchases, " said he, speaking in Brussels at the Symposium on energy policy the EU, according to TASS. Sefcovic considers it important that the Russian Federation and Ukraine were able to reach agreements on gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine for the period after March 2015, RIA " Novosti." It is important that Russia and Ukraine have found the solution for the period after March 2015, which would begin to stabilize the General circumstances of the supply of gas and other energy resources not only between Moscow and Kiev, but also Russia, Ukraine and the European partners, " said Sefcovic. Sefcovic said that optimistic about a possible resolution of the situation and hopes that summer gas service of Russia and Ukraine will be able to reach agreement. Remember, the tripartite negotiations in Brussels, Russia, the EU and Ukraine signed the final agreement on gas supply and transit until March 2015. A legally recorded consensus, the cost of gas for Ukraine will be 378 dollars for 1 thousand Cubic meters until the end of 2014 and 385 USD per 1 thousand Cubic meters until March 2015. Russian energy Minister Alexander Novak said that Ukraine has agreed its funds for the prepayment of 4 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia during November - December.