>Both countries drew the ire of the others, and for a time, it seemed as if the European Union's internal market would break apart under pressure from the crisi

>Both countries drew the ire of the others, and for a time, it seemed as if the European Union's internal market would break apart under pressure from the crisis due to the egoism of the member states. >A repeat this time around is to be avoided at all costs. Because this time solidarity is in Germany's interests, duh. >Germany Blocks Joint Gas Purchases >But resistance is coming from large natural gas utilities in Germany, like RWE, and from industrial customers as well. They want to buy their own gas and fear that they won't be allocated sufficient supplies by the EU. Seems like the German definition of solidarity is that they get gas from others.