Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Roadmap towards ending Russian energy imports

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Strasbourg, 6.5.2025 COM(2025) 440 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Roadmap towards ending Russian energy imports EN EN 1. INTRODUCTION In response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 and in line with the Versailles Declaration of Heads of State and Government, the Commission launched the REPowerEU Plan1 in May 2022. The plan called for ending Europe’s dependency on Russian energy by enhancing energy efficiency and accelerating the deployment of renewable energy and diversifying supplies. Since then, additional renewable energy deployment and energy savings have enabled a reduction of more than 60 billion cubic meters (bcm) annually in gas imports between 2022 and 20242, which contributes to moving away from Russian gas. Despite these efforts, in 2024, the EU still imported 52 bcm of Russian gas (32 bcm via pipeline and 20 bcm via liquified natural gas (LNG) or around 19% of total EU gas imports), as well as 13 million tonnes (MMt) of crude oil and more than 2800 tonnes of uranium3 in enriched or fuel form. Ten Member States imported Russian gas in 2024, three Member States4 still imported Russian oil and seven Member States imported enriched uranium or uranium services from Russia. The dependency on Russian energy imports leads to serious security and economic risks for the Union...