EU lawmakers agree to ban Russian gas imports by 2027

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EU lawmakers agree to ban Russian gas imports by 2027  The EU is trying to end all energy dependency on Moscow and to stop financing its war against Ukraine. Landlocked countries will be protected by a suspension clause in case of an emergency. Still, Hungary and Slovakia may challenge the law.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/03/eu-lawmakers-agree-to-ban-russian-gas-imports-by-2027  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The European Union will ban Russian gas pipelines and liquefied natural gas from

00:06entering the bloc by the end of 2026 and mid-2027. There will be exceptions for Hungary

00:13and Slovakia, which will be allowed to tap Moscow's gas in case of supply disruption.

00:19Despite this, Hungary has said it will challenge the law at the European Court of Justice.

00:23This has been a very short night for the negotiators, but today is indeed a historic day for our

00:32union. Last night, we reached a provisional agreement on the Commission's proposal to

00:37fully phase out Russian fossil fuels. We're turning that page and we're turning it for

00:44good. This is the dawn of a new era, the era of Europe's full energy independence from Russia.

00:53Breaking free from Russian energy imports has been a priority for the EU since Russia's invasion

00:58of Ukraine in 2022. Ever since, the EU has announced various measures to diversify energy

01:05suppliers and reduce reliance on Russia. As we slashed Russian imports of fossil fuels

01:11massively, we also cut the revenues that Russia uses to wage its war of aggression against Ukraine.

01:18We were paying to Russia 12 billion euros per month at the beginning of the war for fossil fuels.

01:29Now we're down to 1.5 billion per month, still too much. We aim to bring it down to zero.

01:36EU countries will now be required to develop national diversification plans with concrete actions and

01:41timelines to cease imports of Russian natural gas and oil by March 1, 2026.

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