The European Commission unveiled its plan on Tuesday, May 6, to definitively put an end to the imports of Russian gas by the end of 2027. A challenge that promises to be difficult, as Europe’s dependence on Russian energy remains important.
More than three years after the invasion of Ukraine, ” It is now time for Europe to completely break its energy ties »With Russia of Vladimir Poutinelaunched this Tuesday the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The European executive proposes to act in stages: the prohibition of new contracts and short contracts (spot) existing with Russian companies at the end of 2025, then the extinction of all gas imports since the Russia Two years later.
Several times postponed before its presentation on Tuesday to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, this roadmap will be subject to the Member States and Parliament. The discussions promise to be sensitive against the background of fears of a new outbreak of energy prices. Admittedly, the share of imports of Russian gas in theEuropean Union (EU) rose from 45% in 2021 to 19% in 2024. But if the EU endeavored to reduce its supplies by gas pipeline, it has partly turned towards liquefied natural gas (LNG), transported by ship, unloaded in ports, regasified and then injected into the European network.
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