A week after raising your voice on the alarm Introduction of Russian diesel EuropeCEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imammet with the energy commissioner this Thursday, kadri simson. Various topics were discussed at the meeting. hydrogen, biofuels or technological neutralityAccording to sources familiar with the dialogue, Simson discussed the complaint filed by Imaz last Friday regarding the illegal entry of fuel into Europe.
“I hope European authorities are determined with sanctions for russian products. First, because it’s part of what you do. Europe will put pressure on Russia to stop the war. And second, because this fairWell, some companies do we comply with sanctions Not only because we are persuaded by a moral question, but also because we are sanctions regime”, Imam said during the presentation of the company’s first quarter results last week.
This Thursday, the commissioner held a meeting after the meeting. Chirp her “loyalty” “to make sure there is no way circumvent the ban A ban on imports of petroleum products across the European Union on February 5 came into effect to financially strangle Vladimir Putin and avoid financing the war. According to Simson, it was added in the tweet back in March. Oil payment to Russia was reduced by 85%, Compared to Ukraine’s pre-war figures, it’s still 1.6 billion euros.
A European Union official from the Prensa Ibérica group made the following statement to EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA: Member States are responsible The implementation of sanctions” is not the European Commission’s. However, he adds: community manager It closely “follows” the implementation of sanctions such as “implementation” and “practices” that may be aimed at avoiding punishment. ship-to-ship transfers near EU territorial waters.
According to the same source, Brussels is working “closely” with Member States and maritime authorities to “clarify” how sanctions should be applied. In addition, as progress is made, the European Commission “approaching” third countries bring up “potential cheating practices” with the support of the newly appointed “EU sanctions ambassador”, David O’Sullivan.
Repsol CEO quoted in his complaint last week Türkiye and Morocco countries as the ‘coladero’ of the Russian diesel; The Bloomberg agency, India is on its way to becoming “Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels”.” this month, while “buying a record amount of Russian crude.”
Community Certificate
The Spanish government promised last week to investigate “what’s going on” with the arrival of the fuel. Third vice president and Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Riberathen in principle the “papers” with which these fuels comecertify correct origin”, but on suspicion added “corresponds to the investigation if those documents are correct and are they imported from where they say they are or is it from another source and is there some kind of irregularity?
Then sources from the Ribera department reported that the vice president will send a message. Letter to Commissioner Simson suggest the creation warranty certificate by European Commission this “proves not only the ports (origin), but also the refiners or exporter of the coal mines from which the product comes.” Resources this Thursday Ministry of Ecological Transition They declined to comment on whether the letter had been sent.