Cold weather could heighten gas dispute impact

CONSUMERS have yet to feel the impact from the row over gas supplies between Ukraine and Russia, but this could change if the cold weather continues, according to EU officials.

At least three countries, Romania, Poland and Hungary have been affected by the dispute experiencing a drop in supplies over the past few days that has forced them to dip into their reserves.

However, following the previous dispute two years ago, most countries have built up their reserves with at least two weeks supply set aside.