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Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has emphasized at a press conference earlier today that EU gas suppliers must act in accordance with transparent competition rules.

"We support European Commission‘s efforts to achieve that all major gas suppliers, including Gazprom, abide by fair and transparent competition rules applicable accross the EU", – said the Prime Minister.
 
Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger has also noted that gas prices should be the same in all the EU countries, and Russian gas suppliers should accept the European competition rules.
 
"But the thing is fair conditions. We should avoid different prices for gas. Gas is gas, but its price in Berlin or Paris is much lower than that in Vilnius", – said the EU Energy Commissioner.
 
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius has added that the most important concern of the Government is to achieve that in gas supply negotiations Lithuania would have similar opportunities and conditions as those enjoyed by other EU countries that are not in total dependence on Gazprom‘s supply.
 
"I am confident that our concerted efforts will lead us to one of the major goals for the Baltic region, when energy independence becomes a reality, providing our energy consumers with the same European conditions enjoyed by energy consumers in Europe", – said the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister has concluded the press conference by expressing his appreciation to the EU Energy Commissioner and the European Commission for the achievements in the development of a common European energy strategy, pointing out that it is very important for Lithuania to have EC support on Visaginas nuclear power plant project, which will allow to become part of common EU energy systems.