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The head of the German Federation of Trade Unions (DGB) warned on Sunday that the country’s main industries are at risk of collapse if Russian natural gas is cut off.
“Due to gas bottlenecks, entire industries are at risk of permanent collapse: aluminum, glass, the chemical industry,” Yasmin Fahimi told Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview. “Such a collapse would have huge implications for the entire economy and jobs in Germany.
FILE: Yasmin Fahimi, head of the German Federation of Labor (DGB), speaks to the media before the first meeting of the “Alliance for Transformation” at the Chancellery on June 14, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Fahimi’s dire warning came a day before an expected round of crisis talks between Fahimi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the end of February triggered an energy crisis on the continent, which is heavily dependent on Russian imports.
Fahimi called for a ceiling on the price of energy for households. She said households and companies would be further burdened by the rising cost of CO2 emissions, creating a crisis that could lead to social and labor unrest.
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Meanwhile, the head of Germany’s energy regulatory agency urged residents on Saturday to conserve energy and prepare for the winter, when consumption increases, amid fears that Russia could cut off natural gas supplies.
The president of the Federal Grid Agency, Klaus Müller, urged house and apartment owners to check and adjust their gas boilers and radiators to maximize their efficiency.
“Maintenance can reduce gas consumption by 10% to 15%,” he told Funke Mediengruppe, a German publisher of newspapers and magazines.
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Mueller said residents and property owners should use the 12 weeks before the cold weather arrives to prepare. He said families should start talking now about “whether every room should be set to its usual temperature in winter – or whether some rooms can be a little colder”.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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