She pleaded for the creation of strategic gas reserves, for which a legal framework, similar to the oil storage law, might be necessary. In the medium term, other forms of energy must be expanded and other gas suppliers found. The Ukraine conflict weighed on the international stock exchanges on Friday. There are also effects on civil aviation, insurance companies are apparently questioning the insurance cover for aircraft in and over Ukraine. On Saturday, the Dutch KLM announced that it would close connections to Kiev. The situation is being monitored at German Lufthansa and its Austrian subsidiary AUA.
- press hour with Economics Minister Margarete Schramböck (ÖVP)
Source: Nachrichten
