The Government is investigating data that point to an illegal entry of Russian diesel to Spain through third countries, which would be contrary to the European sanctions imposed on the Putin regime for the invasion of Ukraine, as said Friday at the Forum Europe the third vice president, Teresa Ribera.
After attending the conference given by the Minister of Industry, Héctor Gómez, in this informative meeting organized by Nueva Economía Fórum, the Minister of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge was asked by journalists about the complaint that the CEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imaz, that "Russian diesel
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Morocco begins to sell diesel to Spain after loading millions of liters per day in Russia
- Writing: PAULA MARÍA
Morocco begins to sell diesel to Spain after loading millions of liters per day in Russia
It is still in the European and Spanish marking", so it demands "firmness" to the community authorities to prevent this entry of illegal fuel. Today EL MUNDO confirms that import through Morocco, which has launched to export diesel to Spain for the first time since 2015, after buying fuel on a large scale from Moscow. This represents an unprecedented change of trend that has put authorities and great voices in the energy sector on guard.
Ribera said Friday that the Government has "the commitment to investigate what is happening with the arrival of fuels that, in principle, come with papers that prove a correct origin."
"At the slightest suspicion, it is appropriate to investigate if these papers are correct and if indeed the products they import are from where they say they are, or if they are from another origin and there has been some type of irregularity," said the number three of the Executive.
Ribera said that "the first consultations" made to "importers" "show documentation that apparently everything is in order and that they do not come from Russia, but we are attentive and we will monitor that this is so."
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