EU Plan to Ban Russian Gas Imports Has Loopholes - Lithuanian Minister
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The EU shuts down Russian gas, stopping new contracts from January
Brussels (ANSA) – The European Commission is accelerating the stop to Russian gas and launching its tightening in three phases to end imports by the end of 2027: from January 1, 2026, it will be prohibited to sign new contracts, existing short-term agreements must end by June 17, 2026, while long-term agreements must conclude by December 31, 2027. There is also an exemption for landlocked countries – such as Hungary and Slovakia – which will be …
The plan proposed by the European Commission (EC) to end Russian gas imports by the end of 2027 has loopholes that could be exploited not only by Hungary and Slovakia, the bloc's closest allies to the Kremlin, but also by other countries, says Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, Lithuania's Minister of Energy.
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