According to the publication, the decision was influenced by the rise in oil prices as a result of Iran's blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's supplies of fuel and liquefied natural gas passed.
Another reason the media cites is the confrontation between Brussels and Hungary and Slovakia, which are still purchasing Russian oil, over the Druzhba oil pipeline, which was damaged by the aggressor country of the Russian Federation.
The European Commission had tentatively planned to present the legislation, which is part of the REPowerEU plan, on April 15. However, this date was removed from the schedule.
The EC cannot name a new one now, said Anna-Kaisa Itkonen, spokeswoman for the energy commission.
