{"id":460983,"date":"2026-07-24T09:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2026\/07\/24\/trasporto-aereo-tzitzikostas-pronti-a-modificare-regole-in-caso-di-carenze-di-carburanti\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T12:11:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:11:25","slug":"air-transport-tzitzikostas-says-the-eu-is-ready-to-amend-rules-in-case-of-fuel-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/07\/24\/air-transport-tzitzikostas-says-the-eu-is-ready-to-amend-rules-in-case-of-fuel-shortages\/","title":{"rendered":"Air transport: Tzitzikostas says the EU is ready to amend rules in case of fuel shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brussels \u2013 Regarding&nbsp;the availability of jet&nbsp;fuel,&nbsp;<span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"it\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">&#8220;<strong>at present, there is no immediate threat to the security of supply, <\/strong>although stocks of<br \/>\nsome fuels are tight<strong><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span><\/span> In any case, \u201c<span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/05\/13\/eu-a-long-term-fuel-shortage-cannot-be-ruled-out-we-are-preparing-for-every-possible-scenario\/\">the situation worsens<\/a> and the existing flexibilities no longer suffice,<br \/>\n<strong>the Commission will propose temporary changes to the legislation, where justified.<\/strong>&#8221; This was confirmed by the Commissioner for Transport, <strong>Apostolos Tzitzikostas<\/strong>, in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/E-10-2026-001649_EN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a parliamentary question on the shortage of jet&nbsp;fuel<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<span class=\"HwtZe\" lang=\"it\"><span class=\"jCAhz ChMk0b\"><span class=\"ryNqvb\">The situation therefore needs to be closely monitored. \u201cGiven the context, the <a href=\"https:\/\/energy.ec.europa.eu\/topics\/energy-security\/security-oil-supply_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oil Coordination Group<\/a> meets more often to review EU oil supply<br \/>\nsecurity and coordinate action as needed,\u201d Tzitzikostas added.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Transport Commissioner: \u201cAt present, there is no immediate threat to the security of supply; we are monitoring the situation. 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