Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000981/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Beata Szydło (ECR)
In the Versailles Declaration, the Member States committed to ending their dependence on Russian energy imports as soon as possible. A target has been set under the REPowerEU plan to end such imports by 2027. President von der Leyen promised to publish a plan for the phase-out of Russian energy resources within 100 days, but the publication, scheduled for February 2025, was delayed until March, and on 4 March 2025 it disappeared from the Commission’s agenda. All indications are that this decision was reached without proper inter-service consultation, and even without the participation of DG ENER management.
- 1.What are the main reasons for the latest delay in announcing a plan to phase out Russian energy imports, and when can we expect such a plan to be published?
- 2.Why was the management of DG ENER not consulted on the decision to remove the document from the College’s agenda, and was it made as a result of pressure from some Member States?
- 3.Some Member States have not taken sufficient steps to diversify their supplies, gas imports from Russia have increased in the past year, and politicians in some Member States are calling for a return to energy cooperation with Russia. What safeguards does the Commission intend to put in place to ensure that the EU does not become dependent once again on energy supplies from a country that is openly pursuing a hostile and revisionist policy towards Member States?
Submitted: 6.3.2025