The package includes joint gas purchasing, the creation of a transaction-based benchmark for the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and default solidarity rules between member states in case of energy supply shortages. "The package has a number of important elements that we will jointly work on, to be ready for adoption at the next extraordinary Council," Kadri Simson, European commissioner for energy, said. The joint purchasing of gas tops the agenda for the member states' energy ministers, according to Sikela and Simson. The goal is to reduce uncoordinated bidding for gas supplies, make access to gas fairer and potentially reduce prices.