Europe Asks Gazprom For Uniform Gas Price

European authorities are stepping up efforts to promote energy integration despite the imminent shakeup due to the European elections.

"We want a uniform gas price in the European common market," EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said at a news conference in Warsaw.

Oettinger was in Poland to meet the Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who many believe to be a central player in European energy policies.

"The game of 'divide et impera' (divide and rule), or a game of this type proposed by Moscow, cannot be and will not be accepted by EU member states," Oettinger explained, as reported by Reuters. 

Poland heavily relies on Russia for its gas, with 79.8% of the total imports coming from the powerful neighbour. 

"We have very big differences in terms of gas prices. The higher the share of Russian gas in purchases and the bigger the monopoly Russia has in supplies, the higher the prices are," Oettinger was quoted as saying. 

Probably nobody knows what would be the consequence of these declarations, especially in the delicate moment. The coming elections will indeed bring new European authorities. 

In the while, Germany-based BASF decided to invest in the United States to benefit the low gas prices.