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EU 'over-dependent' on Russian gas

The European Union is too reliant on gas supplies from Russia, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.

According to the Financial Times, the IEA said that the EU's energy security is at risk due to a growing dependence on Russian gas supplies piped through politically unstable Ukraine.

"Governments have been too early in thinking there would never be supply issues with natural gas and electricity", said Claude Mandil, director of the IEA.

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