
All Talk, No Bottle: EU Again Shelves Ban on Russian Gas Imports
Europe can’t afford to ditch Russian LNG, but still refuses to tap its own resources.

Europe can’t afford to ditch Russian LNG, but still refuses to tap its own resources.

Poland wants the pipeline permanently shut down, but lack of diverse energy supplies could leave the EU out in the cold.

The Czech minister suggests using his own country to transport the gas.

France, Spain, and Belgium account for nearly 90% of all EU imports of Russian LNG, but mainstream media is already trying to blame Hungary in case the plan fails.

EU countries spend billions on Russian liquified natural gas.

State-owned company business goes against government policy

Despite gas storage being filled to 90% capacity, Europe’s energy supply for winter is far from secure.

Spain may be on a collision course with EU energy policy after a diplomatic conflict with Algeria forced increased reliance on Russian gas imports.

Politicians laud the construction as an important step towards independence from Russian gas, but the rushed construction comes at a high financial and environmental price.

While main suspect Eva Kaili gets most of the attention, the corruption case’s wider ripple effect, particularly in diplomatic relations with the major energy supplier, is making itself felt.