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"Madam President, honourable Members, I will just say a couple of things. First of all, our task is to restore supplies immediately because people are suffering, industry is suffering, people are losing jobs; so that is the main task, not to create additional obstacles.
But, after that, an analysis should take place, and measures should also be taken. We should revisit some of our stereotypes, because if 2006 could be called a wake-up call, this is a real shock.
In reality we are underestimating what really happened. If two countries’ governments have accused each other of turning off the tap of the gas pipelines, then the only conclusion that I can draw – because I trust the countries and governments – is that somebody tampered with the pipelines, and that is very difficult to believe.
So what has happened is really extraordinary and I believe it should have a huge impact on the energy policies that we are trying to create. That is why I believe that no issue should be taboo any more. We really should discuss how to guarantee security of supply under all possible conditions.
And, to be honest, I never expected full disruption of supply. It was never in my expectations: it was a shock for me too. You can blame me as Energy Commissioner, and say ‘You should have foreseen this’. But it was never to be expected. It is something new that never has happened before and we should in future be prepared for such a type of measure."@en1
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