EU energy policy faces test over claim that days of Russian gas dependence are over
By Stefano Porciello ( August 20, 2024, 09:30 GMT | Comment) -- EU energy policy and efforts to make industry competitive in challenging times could be tested again over the bloc's imports of Russian gas. On the one hand, the European Commission faces questions of why more Russian gas was imported in the first half of this year than last, despite the promise to phase it out quickly. On the other, claims that Europe could already live without any Russian gas at all could face a test after Ukraine sparked a new threat of supply disruption.When the EU vowed to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels “as soon as possible” in the wake of Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, there were obvious price and energy security risks....
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