Belgium, one of Europe’s biggest importers of liquefied natural gas from Russia, has urged the EU to ban the Russian fuel, warning that companies cannot break long-term contracts unless the bloc as a whole imposes sanctions.
Tinne Van der Straeten, Belgium’s energy minister, told the Financial Times the EU must “go further” to stop Russian LNG reaching the bloc as concerns rise about an increase in imports.
Rules introduced by Brussels last December to prevent Russian energy companies using EU infrastructure did not give enough legal grounds for companies that used ports such as Belgium’s Zeebrugge — a major hub for LNG imports and re-export to third countries — to curtail contracts, she said.
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