French President Emmanuel Macron asked the country to reduce its energy usage by 10% in the coming weeks and months in order to limit issues in the midst of winter.
Emmanuel Macron, France's president, during a news conference following the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021.
Speaking after a videoconference Monday with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Macron also announced a plan to boost gas supplies to Germany from France to make up for a drop in Russianfrom the east. In exchange, Macron said Germany will continue supplying electricity to France to make up for shortages caused by maintenance underway on many French nuclear reactors.
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