War in Ukraine: How to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels?
In this episode of Sound of Economics live we discussed whether REPowerEU can enable Europe to have affordable and secure energy supplies.
Speakers
Georg Zachmann
Bruegel Senior fellow
Diederik Samsom
Head of Cabinet, EVP Frans Timmerman, European Commission
Video & audio recordings
The EU has proposed a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels before 2030, as well as respond to rising energy prices. In this episode of the Sound of Economics Live we welcomed Diedrik Samsom to present REPowerEU and to discuss how feasible it is.
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