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"Madam President, as the Member States’ economies and industry recover, there will be an ever-increasing demand for gas. Meanwhile, the rapid depletion of our own natural gas resources may make the Union even more dependent on third country suppliers and weaken our industry’s competitiveness. Gas from alternative sources may be an effective way out, fundamentally redrawing Europe’s gas supply map and redistributing economic levers. However, it is necessary to take action immediately and we could take advantage of the experience already gained by other countries. Recently, there has been much discussion about the potential of shale gas, and today, Commissioner, you also indicated that this was noted in the conclusions of the European Council of 4 February. I believe that the European Union really must establish concrete plans as a matter of urgency and begin to research possible deposits of such gases and their use. Of course, as you mentioned, shale gas must not and cannot be the only way of reducing energy dependence. However, if the predictions of European Union geologists are confirmed, then gas reserves may be found not just in Poland and Germany, but possibly also in other countries. In future, this would help reduce the influence of third countries on the European Union’s economy and its competitiveness. Unfortunately, in this area, we lag at least a decade behind the United States, where the ever-increasing quantities of shale gas being obtained have completely transformed the gas market. I believe that efforts in this area need to be intensified and concrete measures need to be adopted to use these sources in the economy."@en1
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