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Gazprom Germania GmbH Temporarily Placed Under Trusteeship of Federal Network Agency
Gazprom Germania GmbH Temporarily Placed Under Trusteeship of Federal Network Agency
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Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree demanding that all payments for Russian gas be made in rubles where "unfriendly" countries were... 04.04.2022, Sputnik International
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Gazprom Germania GmbH is being put under the trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency, Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced on Monday.The German regulator will control Gazprom Germania until 30 September, according to the minister.Gazprom Germania GmbH was a subsidiary of Gazprom Export (itself part of Gazprom). The company is engaged in trading natural gas throughout Europe, and has a network of gas filling stations in Germany. On 31 March, the Gazprom Group ceased participation in the German Gazprom Germania GmbH and all its assets, including Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd.Habeck also said that Berlin has been working to ensure Germany's independence from Russian gas "since the day I became minister".According to the minister, cutting Germany's dependence on Russian gas is a "national security matter" for Berlin.In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, ordering that all contracts for gas supplies with companies registered in "unfriendly" countries be honoured in rubles. The measure only concerns Gazprom's pipeline exports, with the company expecting to receive its first ruble payments in late April and May.In the wake of reports that the German Economy Ministry is mulling nationalising subsidiaries of the Russian energy giants in Germany, the Kremlin said that such a plan is "unacceptable" and would "seriously violate international law and all conceivable and unthinkable rules and laws."The German government, however, did not comment on the reports on potential nationalization of the Gazprom subsidiaries.
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Gazprom Germania GmbH Temporarily Placed Under Trusteeship of Federal Network Agency
15:04 GMT 04.04.2022 (Updated: 16:46 GMT 04.04.2022) Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree demanding that all payments for Russian gas be made in rubles where "unfriendly" countries were involved.
Gazprom Germania GmbH is being put under the trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency, Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck announced on Monday.
"I would like to inform you about the legal decree that the Economy Ministry issued today. These actions are closely coordinated in the German government. The decree concerns the divisions of Gazprom Germania GmbH [...] By this decree, my ministry [...] appoints the Federal Network Agency as interim trustee of the Gazprom Germania group," Habeck told reporters.
The German regulator will control Gazprom Germania until 30 September, according to the minister.
Gazprom Germania GmbH was a subsidiary of Gazprom Export (itself part of Gazprom). The company is engaged in trading natural gas throughout Europe, and has a network of gas filling stations in Germany. On 31 March, the Gazprom Group ceased participation in the German Gazprom Germania GmbH and all its assets, including Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd.
Habeck also said that Berlin has been working to ensure Germany's independence from Russian gas "since the day I became minister".
"We have been able to reduce imports significantly in the past few weeks and we will continue to do so," he told reporters.
According to the minister, cutting Germany's dependence on Russian gas is a "national security matter" for Berlin.
In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree, ordering that all contracts for gas supplies with companies registered in "unfriendly" countries
be honoured in rubles. The measure only concerns Gazprom's pipeline exports, with the company expecting to receive its first ruble payments in late April and May.
In the wake of reports that the German Economy Ministry is mulling nationalising subsidiaries of the Russian energy giants in Germany, the Kremlin said that such a plan is "unacceptable" and would "seriously violate international law and all conceivable and unthinkable rules and laws."
The German government, however, did not comment on the reports on potential nationalization of the Gazprom subsidiaries.
