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Netherlands Urges EU to Scrap Mandatory Gas Storage Targets Over High Costs

The Dutch government is pressuring the European Union to eliminate mandatory national gas storage requirements after the Netherlands incurred over 1.1 billion euros in costs to maintain reserves, arguing that the mandates disproportionately burden the national budget.
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