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Russian oil is coming into the EU above the legal price cap. Brussels’ enforcement is scattered. And a new black market has risen.
Lawmakers are working to plug legal gaps that POLITICO reported raked in over €1 billion for Moscow.
The agreement could lead to more Russian natural gas flooding into the EU and also raises competition worries for the European Commission.
In the Balkan region, Russian embassies are very active spreading propaganda on Facebook, but the Russian embassy in Sofia has by far the biggest impact on society, a study presented in Brussels on Thursday (30 March) revealed.
Bulgaria is one of the world’s top buyers of Russian oil, due to the exemption from the European Commission, allowing it to keep importing crude oil from Russia by sea