The head of the German Ministry of Economy allowed the shutdown of a number of industries due to a shortage of gas

The Minister of Economy and Climate Protection, German Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck said that in the event of a gas shortage, a number of industries would have to stop working.

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“If there is not enough gas, then certain industries that need gas will have to be turned off,” he said.

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According to the minister, in this case, all market and economic processes will be interrupted and for a number of industries this will have a catastrophic effect.

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“We are not talking about two days or weeks, but a long time. We are talking about people who will then become unemployed, about regions that will lose entire industrial complexes, ”the politician added.

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Earlier, Khabek said that he was afraid that Russia could stop gas supplies to Germany after the next inspection of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

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On the eve of the German government raised to the second of three levels of readiness in the emergency plan to ensure energy security.