INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
uncertainty lingered whether the continent could avert an energy crisis this winter."It's working," a Nord Stream spokesman said, without
the absence of a Siemens gas turbine that was undergoing repairs in Canada.The German government has rejected Gazprom's explanation.The
Nord Stream 1 pipeline under the Baltic Sea has been shut down since July 11 to undergo annual maintenance.But the resumption of 40% of
supplies would be insufficient to ward off an energy crisis in Europe this winter, according to experts.The European Commission on Wednesday
"blackmail."Announcing an emergency plan, EU commissioners also asked member states to give Brussels special powers to impose compulsory
could have a catastrophic effect on the European economy, shutting factories and forcing households to turn down the heat.Last
to the bloc of 27 members, but Brussels is asking EU countries to prepare for the worst.
