End of Russian gas imports to the EU
The new rules foresee that imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the spot market will be banned as of 2026, while imports of gas through pipelines are to be definitively terminated by September 2027 at the latest. Compared to the original proposals, the deadlines were accelerated during the negotiations.
The law also introduces uniform rules on the sanctions to be applied by member states to companies breaching the ban. To prevent circumvention of the rules, importers will now have to provide more detailed evidence of the actual origin of the gas when importing or storing it.
Parliament has also pushed through a further step: the European Commission is to prepare a proposal for a ban on imports of Russian oil, starting in early 2026, so that it can enter into force by 2027 at the latest. Temporary exemptions are to be possible only in exceptional situations where the EU's energy security is threatened.
MEPs say this is a major shift in European energy policy. With this move, the EU seeks to definitively break its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which Moscow has long used to exert political pressure - especially after the start of the war against Ukraine.
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