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There are no signs of jet fuel shortages in Europe in the coming months despite the energy shock from the Iran war, though high prices are prompting airlines to cut uneconomic routes, said the European Union.

They said Europe had so far weathered the disruption as the Middle East accounts for about 20% of its jet fuel imports, with US and Nigerian supplies largely filling the gap.

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00:05Would there be any redistribution between member states, or...?
00:39No, there is currently not jet fuel shortage in Europe, and we have no signs that we will have
00:47shortage in the coming period.
00:50And this is due mostly to the fact that we produce more than 70% of jet fuel in Europe,
00:59the main problem is indeed the price of the jet fuel.
01:05Because at one point it even doubled the price before the war,
01:09now it has de-escalated a little bit.
01:13However, this is a problem for the airlines, and this is why we see
01:17that some airlines are choosing to cancel some of their routes
01:22that didn't make any economic sense before the war even.
01:27And now, of course, with the increase of the jet fuel prices, they choose to stop them.
01:33Look, the situation is very difficult.
01:36It's critical that the war stops and that the Strait of Hormuz opens.
01:42And this needs to happen the soonest possible.
01:48If the situation continues, of course, we should always keep in mind that Europe is prepared.
01:54We have the emergency stocks in our member states.
02:00And if we see that there is a change on the situation that we currently have in Europe, we will
02:06take measures.
02:07But for the time being, there is a certain degree of stability, even though, and I want to repeat this,
02:14we need to all work towards the direction of opening the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible.
02:21because the implications of having the Strait of Hormuz closed for a prolonged period could be catastrophic for the global
02:33economy.
02:34And it's not only an issue of jet fuels or fuels.
02:38We will have even possibly a global recession if the situation continues.
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