The European Commission does not plan any emergency measures at this time

The European Commission has indicated that no emergency measures are planned following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and that no Member State has requested any. The Commission emphasised that gas stocks were stable at 30% and that no major withdrawals had been observed since the start of the war in Iran. The European Commission points out that the European Union's natural gas supply is diversified and that European natural gas consumption has fallen by 15% since 2021.