„I was Energy Minister and I believe it was one of the most demanding periods in the recent history of this portfolio. I did everything I could so that Romania would not only remain energy stable, but also consolidate its foundations for energy independence and prosper,” Popescu wrote on Facebook, four years after the start of the War in Ukraine.
The former minister said that Romania was in a better energy situation than other European states, but felt the price increases related to the crisis generated by the invasion.
„Europe woke up overnight that it was heavily dependent on an aggressor for natural gas. Several European states panicked. Romania was in a better position: we had our own gas production, we had Cernavoda, we had hydropower. But we were also feeling the pressure of global prices that had exploded,” says the former official.
Virgil Popescu also explained the decision-making process from that period: „Back then we made quick decisions, sometimes un...

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