
EU’s Russia gas exit seen boosting BP-led projects in Azerbaijan
A draft regulation proposes to prohibit new Russian gas contracts from January 2026 and terminate long-term agreements by January 2028.

A draft regulation proposes to prohibit new Russian gas contracts from January 2026 and terminate long-term agreements by January 2028.

Despite Azerbaijan’s increasing repression against civil society and media, its relations with Western states have grown increasingly positive.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos is on a trip to the South Caucasus that will also see her visit Armenia, but not Georgia.

Imports from Azerbaijan’s STAR Refinery were banned in July due to its processing Russian crude.

Three members of the European Parliament have called for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for the country's human rights situation.

Amnesty International accused the EU of putting gas contracts above human rights.

The sanctions were announced on 9 May, the day Russia and other former Soviet states commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.