EU Set to Propose Banning Russian Gas Imports by End of 2027

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The stakes are huge: The EU purchased a total of €23 billion ($26 billion) in Russian energy in 2024, exceeding its military assistance to Ukraine last year.
53% : Costs and security remain a key focus in the wake of the energy crisis, but the EU expects its plan will have a limited effect on prices as a wave of new LNG supply hits the global market in coming years, the people said.
49% : The EU plans to propose in June a ban on all gas purchases under new deals with Russia and existing spot contracts, which account for about a third of imports, to take effect before the end of the year, according to the people.
47% : This will make it difficult for the EU to police the rules and assess their impact.
45% : The EU is moving ahead with a long-held intention to phase out Russian fossil fuels, after earlier this year delaying the release of its "road map" in order to assess the impact of US efforts to end the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
44% : But the EU has so far avoided proposing such a measure because opposition from Hungary and Slovakia -- which continue to import Russian gas by pipeline -- would deny it the necessary unanimous support.

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