Several times postponed before its presentation on Tuesday to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, this roadmap will now be subject to member states and MEPs.
Published the 06/05/2025 18:00 Updated the 06/05/2025 18:45 Reading time: 1min
-The European Commission proposed, Tuesday, May 6, to definitively put an end to the imports of Russian gas by the end of 2027, a difficult challenge as the dependence of Europe is still important. “Today, the European Union sends a very clear message to Russia: we will never allow Russia to use energy as a weapon against us”underlined the European Commissioner Dan Jorgensen, by presenting the plan to the European Parliament.
The European executive proposes to act in two stages: the ban on new contracts and existing short contracts with Russian companies at the end of 2025, then the extinction of all gas imports from Russia two years later. “It is now time for Europe to completely break its energy ties” With Russia by Vladimir Putin, launched the president of the Ursula von der Leyen commission. “We owe it to our citizens, our businesses and our courageous Ukrainian friends.”
Several times postponed before its presentation on Tuesday to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, this roadmap will now be subject to member states and MEPs. The discussions promise to be sensitive, against a background of fears of a new energy prices. While it was 45% in 2021, Russian gas represented 19% of EU gas imports in 2024.
