In the EC, the hope that Russia and Ukraine agree on summer gas package
Zam. the head of the European Commission on energy Union Maros 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, and hopes that they will succeed.
" It is important for the Russian Federation 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, speaking in Brussels at the Symposium on EU energy policy.
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.
Russia, Ukraine and the EC at the end of October signed a tripartite Protocol, secure consensus on winter gas plan for the period to 31 March 2015. Under these agreements, Gazprom and Naftogaz signed an Addendum to the contract for production and delivery of gas from 2009. The plan involves the resumption of gas supplies from Russia, Ukraine and ensure uninterrupted transit to the European Union in the winter.
It provides for the repayment of Ukraine's debt in 3, $ 1 billion before the end of the current year and the purchase of additional volumes of gas from Russia for the winter on a prepaid basis." Naftogaz " November 4, already transferred to Gazprom 1, 45 billion dollars in debt repayment.