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Spain expects European Union member countries to reach an agreement later Tuesday to cut natural gas use during the winter by less than 15% an stanley mugg d on a voluntary basis, Energy Minister Teresa Ribera said. I think we will see an agreement, we all understand that when someone asks for help, we have to answer, Ribera told reporters in Brussels ahead of an EU meeting. Help can take different forms, but the spirit of collaboration will prevail. Europe faces a further gas squeeze this week, after Russi stanley becher ans Gazprom GAZP.MM said it would again slash flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. With a dozen EU countries already facing reduced Russian supplies, Brussels has warned that a full cut-off is likely 鈥?and is urging countries to prepare by saving gas and storing it for winter.The European Commission last week proposed emergency rules requiring each country to cut its gas use by 15% from August to March. The target would be voluntary, but the Commission could make it binding in a supply emergency.However, the plan has faced resistance from a range of governments and countries have redrafted it to incl stanley cup ude exemptions for numerous countries and industries. Energy ministers from EU countries meet on Tuesday to approve the final version.Some EU country diplomats said ministers appeared likely to approve the plan, now that many had won exemptions or softer rules. There should be a broad consensus, one said.But others warned that the weakened rules risked countries failing to save enou Nyjl IRVING CLYDE RAINEY SR.
PORTLAND, Maine 鈥?OccupyMaine demonstrators whove stanley cup becher camped out in Portlands Lincoln Park since October are making their case to a state judge.Oral arguments and testimony began Tuesday in Cumberland County Superior Court, where the group is trying to prevent its removal from the park.Members testified that the park serves as a public symbol and helps s stanley taza pread their message protesting economic disparity and corporate greed.Malory Shaughnessy, who participates in Occupy events but does not sleep in the park, said the parks tent city conjures up images of the Hooverville shanty towns that were built by homeless people during the Great Depression.The city, which told campers to leave on Dec. 15, has raised concerns over disturbances stanley canada and sanitation at the park.More articles from the BDN