Relations between Russia and the EU in the energy sector are in crisis, while Europe is not interested in maintaining the existing system of relations, and Russia sees no fundamental reason to change them, said Russian Minister of energy Alexander Novak. "If you objectively look at things, it appears that developed over several decades the balance of power between Russia and the EU today is in crisis. Europe is not interested in maintaining the existing system of relations, it increases the risk to Europe's energy security in the 1st turn, "said Novak, speaking at the Symposium" Europe and Eurasia: towards a new model of energy security ", organized a discussion club " Valdai ". at the same time Russia, According to the Minister, sees no fundamental reason to change the existing balance of relationships with European counterparties, reports RIA " Novosti ". According to Novak, Russia sees the attempts of Europe to artificially displace the gas from the energy balance at the expense of dirty coal and expensive renewable energy sources." Note the line at artificial, in our opinion, the expulsion of gas from the energy balance of Europe at the expense of dirty coal and renewable energy sources. We all know that these methods require for their development a multibillion-dollar subsidies, " said Novak. He said that the Russian Federation considers anti-market proposal for a single gas purchase EU and the harmonization of contracts for the purchase of gas with the EC." Among the latest initiatives of the European Union is openly anti-market proposals on the creation of the consumer countries Institute a single purchaser of gas and the harmonization of purchasers of contracts for the purchase of gas from the European Commission, " said Novak. Novak also said that the tripartite meeting of Russia, Ukraine and the EC on gas migrated because today is not on the agenda of urgent issues. Before the first day of the week the Vice-President of Shell oil and gas enterprises for the extraction Olivier Lazar stated that the penalties in the field of energy imposed against Russia by Western countries in connection with the events in southeastern Ukraine, had no serious effect. Remember, December 1, 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the country cannot in the current circumstances to continue implementation of the " South stream ". At the same time, Moscow and Ankara have agreed on the construction of offshore gas pipeline to Turkey and the establishment on the borderline with Greece gas hub for customers in southern Europe. The capacity of the new pipeline will be 63 billion cubic meters, of which about 50 billion cubic meters is expected to put on a new gas hub on the Turkish-Greek border. Gas at the first gas pipeline in the amount of fifteen, 75 billion cubic meters will go to the Turkish market, shipments are expected to begin in the early winter of 2016. 10px