The Latest Breaking News from Robert Habeck

Germany is heading for a gas shortage if Russian gas supplies remain as low as they are now, and certain industries would have to be shut down if there is not enough come winter, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told Der Spiegel magazine.

German economy minister says the step reflected the ‘significant deterioration of the gas supply situation’.

The war in Ukraine is fueling fears of a natural gas emergency in Europe

The German government says it remains committed to its goal of phasing out coal as a power source by 2030, despite deepening worries about a cut in Russia’s gas supplies

Fresh into a new mandate but without a parliamentary majority since legislative elections on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron will now have to hammer out an energy policy caught between the gas crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly vocal green movement. Germany faces similar problems.

Moscow claims its forces have taken control of a village near the industrial city of Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Germany’s economy minister says the country will limit the use of gas for electricity production amid concerns about possible shortages caused by a reduction in supplies from Russia

Germany’s vice chancellor is stepping up an appeal for the country's residents to save energy after Russia’s Gazprom announced significant cuts in natural gas deliveries through a key pipeline

Russia's Gazprom on Wednesday announced a further cut in the amount of gas it can pump through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Europe, a move Germany's economy minister said was aimed at sowing uncertainty and pushing up fuel prices.