Gas from Russia: How the weak EU interna • Table.Briefings

The LNG terminal in the port of Mukran on the island of Rügen still has large unused capacities.

After the end of Russian gas flows through Ukraine, other routes will become important for security of supply. A large pipeline is due to be completed in 2029 and will bring new revenue to Ukraine and Slovakia. However, national egotisms, the consequences of the Russian invasion and the general move away from gas as an energy source are increasingly complicating European trade.

According to experts, independence from Russian gas is made more difficult by high network charges, long construction times for important pipelines and the inadequate implementation of European internal market rules. Slovakia is also being criticized. Prime Minister Robert Fico has been threatening Ukraine for days with an electricity boycott due to the suspension of the transit of Russian gas. Slovakia was also a transit point for gas to the west until the turn of the year. As a result of the delivery stop, it will lose out on revenues of €500 million per year.

Gas from Russia: How the weak EU internal market complicates independence

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