EU seeks to cut remaining Russian gas ties, but legal options limited

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "I would try to rely on EU regulation passed since 2023 and invoke hardship based on the changes in the regulatory framework," he said.
48% : EU has goal to end Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027 * Roadmap to phase out gas ties to be announced on Tuesday * Analysts doubt that force majeure option would work By Kate Abnett and Marwa Rashad BRUSSELS/LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) -
43% : David Haverbeke, partner at law firm Fieldfisher, said the EU should focus on helping companies argue that a change in circumstances since 2022, such as the risks of purchasing Russian gas versus other supplies, should give them grounds to renegotiate, and potentially quit, their Russian contracts.
39% : Lawyers and analysts said it was doubtful that force majeure would work, given the years that have passed since the EU vowed to end Russian gas imports in 2022, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
35% : "Any deliberate action that the EU would undertake already weakens the force majeure case.

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