> That's where inter-country interconnects

Recent experience has shown that we need to have our power generation on our soil. That is not something that can be compromised on.

> storage

Weeks of storage would be hilariously more expensive than just building more nukes.

> gas

Our main source of gas was Russia. Enough said.

These weather systems are quite big indeed. It's cold and calm in the neighboring Scandinavian countries as well and typically in Central Europe too.