The President expressed his support to the European Commission’s proposals to assess the possibility of joint EU gas purchases, thus ensuring that the EU is properly prepared for winter with sufficient natural gas in storage facilities. According to the President, Lithuania’s developed gas infrastructure and LNG terminal are the result of its long-term strategic energy policy, which makes us energy independent from Russia. Nevertheless, the synchronization of the electricity grid with continental Europe remains an immediate priority for Lithuania.
“Given the current security situation, all necessary measures must be taken to speed up the synchronization. We need to ensure that the Baltic grids are connected to the European grids as soon as possible,” the President said.
The President and the Commissioner also discussed the issue of accelerating the process of granting EU candidate status to Ukraine. According to Gitanas Nausėda, such a political sign of support would be very important for Ukraine.
The President also welcomed the EC-proposed idea to set up the Solidarity Fund.
“The reconstruction of Ukraine will require not only seeking opportunities to finance projects under existing programmes, but also additional funding. We need to find ways to use the frozen funds and assets of the Russian oligarchs for this purpose,” the President said.
