“The Czech Republic has decided not to apply to the European Union for an extension of the exemption from the European ban on the import of Russian oil products, introduced in 2022. Source: Reuters with reference to the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, “European Truth” Details: The ban on the supply of Russian oil products was approved as part of EU sanctions against Russia.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The Czech Republic has decided not to apply to the European Union for an extension of the exemption from the European ban on the import of Russian oil products, introduced in 2022.
Source: Reuters with reference to the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, “European Truth”
Details: The ban on the supply of Russian oil products was approved as part of EU sanctions against Russia. But Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic were granted exemptions from this ban in order to have time to find alternative sources of supply.
“In the context of the current situation and the steps the Czech Republic is taking to ensure its independence from oil imports from Russia, the Czech Republic sees no reason to continue the exclusion,” Czech Industry Ministry spokesman Marek Vošáhlik told Reuters.
For the Czech Republic, the exclusion expires on December 5.
The country imports almost 8 million tons of oil a year from two sources: almost 60% through the Druzhba pipeline, which transports oil from Russia, and the rest through the German IKL pipeline, which connects to the Italian TAL pipeline, which begins in Trieste .
Earlier, the Czech Republic declared that it wanted to get rid of dependence on Russian oil by expanding TAL. This is expected to double the capacity of oil transported to the Czech Republic to eight million tonnes per year from next year.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala previously said that the Czech Republic will end its dependence on Russian oil by mid-2025 at the latest.