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The deadline is Monday, October 10. Then 120 municipalities must have canceled their current contract with the Dutch subsidiary of the Russian gas company Gazprom. This coercive measure by energy and climate minister Rob Jetten (D66) is not only unique in Europe, it is also unnecessary, extremely expensive and has the opposite effect. In an energy market where prices are going through the roof, Jetten’s demand is the last thing the Netherlands needs.