“Regulation (on the prohibition of Russian gas imports) is applied only in the Member States, which means that Serbia can import Russian gas to Hungary, then covered by the Regulation and Hungarian Customs authorities must verify that That Russian origin or not, “said Ikonen at a press conference, and Hina reports.
The Commission proposed the Regulation on Tuesday, according to which the import of Russian gas would be prohibited from 1 January 2026. Years. The gas that is imported on the basis of short-term contracts would be stopped by 17. June 2026. year, except for gas transport for countries that do not have access to the sea.
The proposed Regulation envisages the gradual abolition of gas from pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG) originating from the Russian Federation or is directly or indirectly exported from the Russian Federation.
It also represents the measures to facilitate the full stop of the import of Russian oil by the end of 2027. Member States will need to present diversification plans with precise measures and milestones for the gradual abolition of russian gas and oil.
According to the forested import of imports, the import of Russian gas within new contracts will be prohibited from 1. January 2026. Imports within existing short-term contracts will be stopped by 17. June 2026.
As a concession to Hungary and Slovakia, the Commission proposes to import gas through gas pipelines for countries that do not have access to the sea and have long-term contracts continue until the end of 2027. year, when should be completely stopped.
Member States shall have to do 1 March next year to make their national plans on how they intend to cease to import Russian oil by the end of 2027. years.
(Vijesti.ba)
