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The European Union is on track towards its goal of ending Europe's reliance on Russian fossil fuels within this decade, the European Commission said on Tuesday. European countries are heading into their second winter with scarce Russian gas, after Moscow slashed deliveries last year following its invasion of Ukraine - inflicting an energy crisis of record-high gas prices in Europe. In a report published on Tuesday, Brussels said the EU expected imports of Russian gas to drop to 40-45 billion cubic metres this year, compared with 155 bcm in 2021, the year before the Ukraine war.

Ukrainians, Brits, and citizens of 60 other countries will have to obtain European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) clearance and pay 7 euros to enter EU countries after the EU’s new Entry-Exit System (EES) is launched in 2024.

Foreign ministers of the Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - have agreed to continue cooperation with EU countries to combat Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions.

The European Commission and EU countries have broken a pause on discussions regarding the 12th package of sanctions against Russia and will begin consultations on the details this weekend. Source: Radio Liberty correspondent Rikard Jozwiak on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: It is reported that the process for the 12th package is expected to be completed in November-December.

The European Union has officially implemented its decision to extend temporary protections for Ukrainian refugees in EU countries until March 2025.