Dispute over oil embargo overshadows EU • Table.Briefings

A compromise proposal by the EU Commission on the oil embargo has not brought the hoped-for breakthrough for now. The proposal envisages initially only imposing an embargo on imports of Russian oil by ship. The EU ambassadors want to make another attempt at reaching an agreement on the sixth sanctions package today before the heads of state and government arrive for the extraordinary summit.

A meeting of EU ambassadors on the controversial embargo on Russian oil on Sunday evening did not bring the hoped-for breakthrough. The Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) therefore wants to make another attempt today before the start of the EU summit at 4 p.m. in Brussels. A compromise proposal from the EU Commission is on the table: The oil embargo should initially apply only to Russian oil transported by ship. Oil transported by pipeline would be exempt, specifically the huge Druzhba pipeline.

Dispute over oil embargo overshadows EU summit

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