The crack in the grins and paeans for unity reflects the ongoing challenge for both the EU and Europe as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags through its eighth month. “I think that our priority is to have electricity interconnections in Europe and I’m more favorable to those projects,” said Macron, an implicit put-down of the gas-focused MidCat project. ![]() Arriving at the summit, Macron cast doubt on the relevance of building the so-called MidCat pipeline, which would help deliver gas from the Iberian Peninsula via France to Germany and beyond. He told reporters it would take “five to eight years” to build and argued that the current pipelines are only being used between 50 and 60 percent anyway.
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