- French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed he would not relaunch the MidCat gas interconnection project between France and Spain, but he hinted he could be open to persuasion.
- When Scholz declared in mid-August that Europe was “drastically” missing the reactivation of this project, the French president recalled that “today, between France and Spain, there are two gas pipelines […] which have been used at 53% of their capacity” since February.
- To the Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa, who recently mentioned that this project was a “priority” for the continent, the French head of state pointed out that “when [he] looks at the direction of travel, France exports gas to Spain”.
Macron adamant no need for MidCat gas pipeline
