Austria Against Gas Embargo

PeopleOther ♦ Published: May 31, 2022; 19:29 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Austria are against a gas embargo and Chancellor Nehammer emphasized that a gas embargo will not be part of further sanctions.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer making a press statement to the Council. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Andy Wenzel

Following the agreement on an oil embargo against Russia at the EU summit, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer said that a gas embargo will not be part of further sanctions.

The EU decided not only to impose an oil embargo but also to take further steps on food and supply security as well as common foreign and security policies.

Before agreement could be reached on a…