The EU is reliant in part for its energy on Russian natural gas.
The European Commission presented the REPowerEU plan in May 2022 to mitigate the consequences that the war in Ukraine has for energy security in the EU, energy prices and the reliance on Russian fossil fuels. The plan must reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels within the near future and accelerate the energy transition. Part of the plan is the EU energy platform under which EU member states can, among other things, procure gas jointly.
In May 2025 the European Commission presented a roadmap to gradually reduce the remaining dependence on Russian energy imports. The roadmap includes regulation EU 2026/261 on phasing out Russian natural gas imports and preparing the phase-out of Russian oil imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies. The EU has also taken legal measures to combat problems of energy security and energy prices in the EU.