“The European Commission is developing a plan to withdraw all Russian fossil fuels from the EU market, but despite the EU’s efforts, gas supplies to Europe continue and Brussels wants to put an end to it. ”, — write: epravda.com.ua
The European Commission is developing a plan to withdraw all Russian fossil fuels from the EU market, but despite the EU’s efforts, gas supplies to Europe continue and Brussels wants to put an end to it. This was stated by the spokeswoman of the European Commission, Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, writes enkorr with reference to Interfax. “In terms of a plan or a roadmap for the European Union’s complete divestment of Russian fossil fuels, that’s ongoing. That’s been announced as something the Energy Commission will present in the first 100 days (of its mandate), so we’re still a few days away from that deadline.” Itkonen said at a press briefing in Brussels on January 20. The EU has already taken significant steps “to get rid of any Russian fossil fuels” and “overall we have significantly reduced Russian gas imports,” she added.Advertisement: “We have reduced all of Russia’s coal imports, most of Russia’s oil imports and more than two-thirds of Russian gas,” Itkonen noted. “Despite these significant results, Russian gas is still present in the EU market. And this is something we would not like to see, and this is certainly one of the issues that will be addressed in this roadmap that will be presented in the coming weeks.” she added. Reminder:Advertisement: Europe is buying unprecedented amounts of Russian gas in 2025, spending billions of dollars the Kremlin is using to finance its war in Ukraine, just weeks after a key transit deal ended, raising hopes the EU could end dependence from Moscow.