EU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cutoff


              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months that any full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not fundamentally disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and European Commissioner for European Green Deal Frans Timmermans address a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months that any full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not fundamentally disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months that any full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not fundamentally disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months that any full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not fundamentally disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and European Commissioner for European Green Deal Frans Timmermans address a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months that any full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not fundamentally disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months that any full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies to the bloc will not fundamentally disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen waits for the start of the College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. European Union Commissioners started to put the finishing touches early Wednesday on a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cut off of its vast natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, speaks with European Commissioner for European Green Deal Frans Timmermans, left, and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders during the College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. European Union Commissioners started to put the finishing touches early Wednesday on a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cut off of its vast natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen waits for the start of the weekly College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. European Union Commissioners started to put the finishing touches early Wednesday on a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cut off of its vast natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, speaks with European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni during the weekly College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. European Union Commissioners started to put the finishing touches early Wednesday on a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cut off of its vast natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, speaks with European Commissioner for European Green Deal Frans Timmermans during the weekly College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. European Union Commissioners started to put the finishing touches early Wednesday on a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cut off of its vast natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen waits for the start of the College of Commissioners meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. European Union Commissioners started to put the finishing touches early Wednesday on a drastic plan to make sure that any Russian cut off of its vast natural gas supplies to the bloc will not disrupt industries and send an additional chill through homes next winter. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
EU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cutoff