The EP will hold a vote on October 16 to ban EU countries from buying oil and gas from the Russian Federation.

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday, October 16, will vote for the draft of the European Commission (EC) on the reform of the energy sector of the European Union (EU), which involves the complete abandonment of Russian oil and gas. Information about this follows from the schedule of meetings on the EP's website.

"Voting for phasing out imports of Russian natural gas, improving monitoring of potential energy dependence, and amending EU Regulations. <...> Adoption of the draft report," the schedule says.

It is noted that the meeting will begin at 10:00 local time (11:00 Moscow time). The speakers are Latvian MEP Inese Vaidere and the representative of the Finnish Green Union party, Ville Niinisto.

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On October 8, Reuters reported that the EU ambassadors agreed to continue implementing a plan to stop importing Russian oil and gas by 2028. Almost all EU countries are said to have supported the project, despite criticism from Hungary and Slovakia.

On August 29, the head of European diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, called on EU countries to impose secondary sanctions against oil supplies from Russia, which will be similar to restrictions imposed by the United States. On September 12, it was reported that the European Union was finalizing the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. According to Callas, additional measures will be considered regarding the supply of Russian oil, tankers of the "shadow" fleet and banks.

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