As the Deputy Minister stressed at the meeting, since last year Poland has been opting for the more definite approach to Gazprom so that the activities of the company did not jeopardise the functioning of the EU gas market.

We provided the European Commission with a reliable analysis of activities and manipulations of Gazprom in terms of EU rules of competition. There is no doubt that the current situation is a violation of these rules, and the Commission needs to take more definite steps

– he said.

Deputy Minister Guibourgé-Czetwertyński also pointed out that with gas storage facilities filled by 65% and contracted LNG deliveries, Poland does not identify major risks to the security of gas supplies.

According to our analysis, the Polish system should be resilient even to some distortions. However, we are worried about the manipulation of supply chains. The supply system of Gazprom must be subject to a more detailed investigation and the concern should provide clarifications to the European Union

– he added.

At the meeting, Deputy Minister Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński stressed that a new regulatory framework may not jeopardise the security of supplies which already function well in the Member States.

This applies, in particular, to storage obligations which are introduced in the national legislation and help the Member States maintain gas storage facilities at the level necessary to cope with gas supply disturbance or other situations. While the regional approach to the security of supplies may contribute to improving the joint response to the crisis, it may not reduce the security of any Member State

– he said.

The Deputy Minister also pointed out that the EU and Member State institutions responsible for the Nord Stream 2 certification process must reassess their attitude towards the gas pipeline and effectively enforce all EU regulations.