EU agrees deal to ban Russian gas by end of 2027 • FRANCE 24 English

A move that looks set to turn off the tap on Russian gas forever. Praised by the European Commission President. We’re turning that page and we’re turning it for good. This is the dawn of a new era, the era of Europe’s full energy independence from Russia. After pledging to reduce Russian energy intake following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the share of Russian gas in EU imports has fallen from 45% in 2021 to 12% as of October this year. But while Europe has slashed pipeline deliveries, it’s partly turned to liqufied natural gas shipped by sea, unloaded at ports, and fed back into the network. Imports of Russian LNG into the EU are still expected to amount to 15 billion euros this year. Under Wednesday’s agreement, Russian pipeline gas will be phased out by the end of September 2027 and LG imports banned by the end of next year. The commission also wants to end remaining imports of Russian oil with legislation to be proposed next year. But this agreement is already facing challenges from member states. Slovakia, still highly reliant on gas and oil from Moscow, is weighing its legal options, while Hungary’s foreign minister says his country already has a plan. As soon as the Repower EU plan is formally adopted, we will immediately challenge it before the EU Court of Justice. Legal proceedings will start without delay. Preparatory work is already underway. We will do everything necessary to defend Hungary’s energy security. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has condemned the move, saying it would doom Europe to becoming less competitive and lead to higher prices for consumers.

European Union lawmakers and member states reached a deal Wednesday to ban all imports of Russian gas before the end of 2027, as the bloc seeks to choke off key funds feeding Moscow’s war chest. Aimed at breaking a reliance the bloc has struggled to end despite the invasion of Ukraine, the accord marks a compromise between EU capitals and the European Parliament, which wanted the ban to hit sooner. FRANCE 24’s Carys Garland reports.
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37 comments

  7. Lol so they expect the war to go on that long? Lol America is loving this, money for Ukraine, more expensive gas and oil, rising costs, are they doing what's best for Europeans or are they secondary to Americas needs, all Europe has left is it's history, these leaders are making decisions based on how powerful they used to be rather that the reality of what's actually going, they are doing everything to help Ukraine but can't do the same for their own people,

  15. Guess who we are buying from? The expensive gas from the US of course.

    I wouldn't be surprised if the US buys it cheap from Russia.

  20. for good .. or trumps screw … ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND BUY FROM INDIA ??? LOL.. SHAMEFUL … MAKE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS PLEASE … thats REAL INDEPENDENCE

  22. This is called hypocrisy. They advise India and China not to buy Russian oil but these hypocrites will take their own sweet time until their convenience to ban. Why don't you ban from day 1? Hypocrites

  28. Thank you Ursula!! We, Asian can import gas from Russia in much much cheaper cost!
    As for difficulties encountered by EU countries, we really do not care at all. You can eat your suffer alltogether. Thanks again!!

  37. Isn’t it telling that for nearly four years, the EU has kept buying Russian oil, effectively bankrolling Putin’s war on Ukraine while at the same time demanding an end to it? They keep saying “Putin could end this war today if he wanted,” yet Europe had the power to push him toward that decision long ago by cutting off his oil profits that are still fueling his war machine.

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