Overview
- EU institutions reached a provisional deal to cease Russian gas purchases, with a formal confirmation still pending.
- Key dates include a ban on Russian LNG from 31 December 2026, a pipeline cutoff by 30 September 2027, and full cessation by 1 November 2027.
- Member states must file national diversification plans by 1 March 2026 and report existing Russian gas contracts to the European Commission one month after the decision enters into force.
- EU oversight will tighten during the transition, requiring detailed origin information for non‑Russian gas to prevent circumvention.
- Industry at the Leuna chemical site warned of higher prices and missing baseload alternatives, noting the site uses 4–5 TWh of gas annually and asserting that roughly a fifth of EU gas imports still come from Russia, now mostly as LNG.