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title: "EU plans to end reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, says Von der Leyen"
description: "The European Union should stop using Russian fossil fuels by 2027, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, adding that she would propose a plan for doing so in mid-May."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Reuters"
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published: "2022-03-11T04:44:22"
updated: "2022-03-11T02:59:44"
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# EU plans to end reliance on Russian fossil fuels by 2027, says Von der Leyen

> The European Union should stop using Russian fossil fuels by 2027, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, adding that she would propose a plan for doing so in mid-May.

By Reuters · Published 11 March 2022, 06:44 SAST · Updated 11 March 2022, 04:59 SAST

## Content

"Proposal for a RePowerEU plan to phase out our dependencies on Russian fossil fuels by 2027," she wrote on Twitter as EU leaders met in Versailles to discuss the issue.