Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000602/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Ville Niinistö (Verts/ALE), Maria Ohisalo (Verts/ALE), Villy Søvndal (Verts/ALE), Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Verts/ALE), Rasmus Nordqvist (Verts/ALE), Nela Riehl (Verts/ALE), Jutta Paulus (Verts/ALE), Hannah Neumann (Verts/ALE), Isabella Lövin (Verts/ALE), Alice Kuhnke (Verts/ALE), Pär Holmgren (Verts/ALE), Sergey Lagodinsky (Verts/ALE), Erik Marquardt (Verts/ALE), Virginijus Sinkevičius (Verts/ALE)
In its resolution of 14 November 2024, Parliament called on the Commission to take action to prevent and limit the activities of the Russian shadow fleet and to ensure the full enforcement of sanctions against Russia.
In early February 2025, it was revealed that more than a third of Russia’s shadow fleet consists of tankers previously owned by shipowners from Western countries. For example, four Danish shipping companies have sold at least 10 ships either directly or indirectly to companies that currently operate in the Russian shadow fleet.
Since then, the ships have transported Russian oil products.
- 1.Is the Commission preparing sanctions to prevent EU-based shipping companies from selling ships to companies operating in the shadow fleet?
- 2.Shadow fleet vessels have also been implicated in the sabotage of cables in the Baltic Sea. What actions is the Commission taking to support EU Member States’ monitoring of these vessels?
Submitted: 10.2.2025