The EU will not extend the contract to transit Russian natural gas through Ukraine. As European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson stated: “We are not interested in extending the tripartite gas transit agreement, which expires at the end of this year.” According to her,... #EUenergy #EUEnergyindependence #GasTransit #KadriSimson #RussianGas
Resources from the Russian Federation account for only 6.5% of energy purchases by the EU. According to Eurostat, in the third quarter of 2022, Russia accounted for 14.5% of all energy imports to the EU, and in the third quarter of 2023, this figure decreased to 6.5%. In the third quarter, ... #EUenergyimport #EUEnergyindependence #RussianEnergyResources #RussianGas #RussianOil
It will cost the EU €195B to become independent from Russian energy, reported Spiegel.de. Brussels is expected to present a plan to provide the possibility to the EU to become energy-free from Russia as soon as the middle of next week. To this end, the commission wants... #EUEnergyindependence #OilSupplies #RussianAgression #RussianEnergy
