At the first energy summit between Germany and Belgium on February 14, German Chancellor Scholz and Belgian Prime Minister de Krogh visited the gas terminal at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, and the two countries signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation in gas and electricity supply.
In a joint press conference, Scholz stressed the importance of securing gas and electricity supplies. Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Belgium has become Germany's second largest supplier of natural gas, with exports to Germany increasing 13 times year-on-year in 2022.
The two countries have decided to continue to deepen their cooperation in energy and to strengthen the infrastructure for LNG. The new transport pipeline is also expected to be compatible with hydrogen transport in the future.