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Overseas Russian gas is often resold as 'whitewashed' gas from an EU country (Photo: Venti Views)

Italy, Czech Republic, France, drive up Russian LNG imports 18 percent

by Wester van Gaal, Amsterdam, March 27, 2025, 6:00:00 AM
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Despite lofty promises to quit Russian gas by 2027, EU imports rose 18 percent last year.

That’s according to a new analysis on Thursday (27 March) from energy think tank Ember, which found that Italy, France and the Czech Republic were the main drivers of the surge — even as overall gas demand barely moved.

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Overseas Russian gas is often resold as 'whitewashed' gas from an EU country (Photo: Venti Views)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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