EU faces potential natural gas shortage in 2023: IEA

BRUSSELS, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) could face a shortfall of nearly 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in 2023, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said here on Monday.

He presented a report titled "How to avoid gas shortages in the European Union in 2023" alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

"The EU's potential ga