AA: EU leaders want more transparency over Russian gas contracts

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to reinforce transparency in natural gas contracts with external suppliers such as Russia. 

The European Council said in a statement on Thursday that the bloc is committed to "ensuring full compliance with EU law of all agreements related to the buying of gas from external suppliers, notably by reinforcing transparency of such agreements and compatibility with EU energy security provisions."

"As regards commercial gas supply contracts, the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information needs to be guaranteed," the statement said. 

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