Stop wearing ties to save energy, says the Spanish Prime Minister

The Spanish Prime Minister has asked for office workers to carry out tie as part of the efforts to record it with the war machine of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

At a press conference in Madrid, Pedro Sanchez said that dressing could help reduce the use of gas -eating air conditioning systems.

"I want you to see that I don't wear a tie," said Mr. Sanchez with a broad smile.

The Prime Minister said that he had told the ministers that they should give up their connections and hoped that the employees in the private sector would follow this example.

feel more comfortable would mean that "we all use less energy," he said, which reduces the need to switch on fans or climate systems.

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, politics have dominated

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Mr. Sanchez said he would present a new energy saving plan next week, but gave no further details. It would reduce the energy dependency of "the aggressor Putin", he promised.

German cities are promoting energy-saving plans

The European countries agreed on an emergency plan on Tuesday to reduce gas consumption by 15 percent, as fears that Vladimir Putin could shorten deliveries as retaliation for EU sanctions.

Several German cities said this week that they would strengthen their efforts to save energy, whereby Hanover announced plans to offer only cold showers in public swimming pools and sports centers in the north, and Berlin exhausted the headlights that illuminate its historical monuments.

The Oktoberfest could also be canceled for fuel savings, said a Bavarian MP.

Rosi Steinberger, Members of the Greens in the Bavarian state parliament, told the New York Times, she was considering, Munich, the capital of Bavaria and home of the renowned beer festival, to ask the event to cancel the event as part of a number of energy -saving efforts.

"I haven't asked yet," she said. "But I also think when people say that there should be no taboos, what we look at - well, that's what you have to think about."

Germany is Europe's largest consumer of Russian gas and its industrial sector is heavily dependent on it. Before the war in Ukraine, more than half of the German gas supply came from Moscow.

Eva Weber, Mayor of Augsburg, told Reuters that the Bavarian city's energy costs would probably almost double compared to the 15.9 million euros of the previous year. The city parks its famous fountain and lets the street lamp dampen. "We want to show the Augsburgers that we could have really difficult times," she said. "We all have to make sure to really save energy."

A city's economic advisor said that she should close her famous breweries before facing her chemical industry with gas shortages.

Similar measures to in Germany were introduced across Europe. Villages in France have also switched off the street lamps at night, while Warsaw offers households incentives that replace fossil fuels with heat pumps.

The Federal Association of Energy and Water Management said that the country was using almost 15 percent less gas than in the same period of the previous year, partly due to the high prices.

If the Oktoberfest should be canceled, it would be the third year in a row that the renowned folk festival could not take place after two years of pandemic cancellations.