BRUSSELS. Jan 16 (Interfax) - In just two years, Europe has managed to take its "energy destiny" into its own hands and significantly reduce its dependence on Russian energy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
"Last year, one in 20 units of energy consumed in European Union came from Russia," von der Leyen said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.
Von der Leyen said, at the same time, that the energy crisis had created tensions in the European economy and caused concerns. "Fears of economic collapse proved unfounded," she said.
Prices have decreased despite the particularly cold weather, and gas storage facilities have been kept full to a sufficient degree, von der Leyen said.
"Europe has made real progress in improving the resilience of its energy system," she said.