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By Maïa de La Baume & Eleonora Vasques
On January 1st, Russia stopped supplying state to Europe, ending decades of dominance implicit the bloc’s vigor markets.
What are the consequences for EU countries of interrupted state travel done the pipeline passing via Ukraine? Was the determination to interrupt the state travel the close one?
Today Radio Schuman answers these questions with Szymon Kardas, elder argumentation chap connected vigor astatine the European Council connected Foreign Relations.
Before Russia’s penetration of Ukraine, Moscow supplied astir 40% of the EU’s earthy state via pipelines. Following the war, Russia importantly reduced its proviso done cardinal pipelines.
In response, the EU diversified its imports, with Norway and the United States becoming the apical suppliers by 2023. This displacement allowed the EU to program eliminating Russian state imports wholly by 2027. However, nations similar Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria, which inactive trust heavy connected Russian gas, look important challenges.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico precocious travelled to Brussels to protestation the interaction connected his country, adjacent threatening to chopped energy flows to Ukraine and trim assistance for Ukrainian refugees.
On the different parts of this podcast, we look astatine Croatian elections and the champion bathhouses successful Europe.
Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with writer and accumulation adjunct Eleonora Vasques. Audio editing by David Brodheim. Music by Alexandre Jas.
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