French President Macron slams US for double standards in gas pricing
According to Emmanuel Macron, this should become a topic for discussion, since “it concerns sincerity in transatlantic trade”
French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the United States for selling its gas to Europeans at a price which is 2-4 times higher than the gas price on the domestic American market. Speaking at a press conference following the EU summit in Brussels, the French leader referred to such a practice as “double standards.”
“American gas is 3-4 times cheaper on the domestic market than the price at which they offer it to Europeans. These are double standards,” Macron said.
According to him, this should become a topic for discussion, since “it concerns sincerity in transatlantic trade.”
“I intend to raise this issue during my visit to the United States in December,” the French leader said.
The energy crisis in the European Union worsened in early July, when the first interruptions in gas supplies from Russia to a number of EU countries occurred. This happened due to problems with the maintenance of turbines for the Nord Stream pipeline because of the sanctions imposed against Russia.
