But it's not all doom and gloom
Five EU countries step up imports from Russia
The only nuclear power plant has significantly overperformed
Imports plummet, leading to relatively small trade gap
Russia's share in extra-EU imports down at 3.8% from 6.4% by end-Sept
Shops must keep double their 2021 stocks of price-capped goods
National Chamber of Agriculture speaks up
Gap soars to all-time high
Energy bills worsen the external balance
Poles and the Baltic States came up with the new package
External balance upset by nice export numbers being offset by energy import
EUR 1.15 bn gap in July
No improvement is likely in the near future
May data released
Largest deficit since 2006
Expensive energy hurts a lot
Hefty energy bill wrecks external balance
It was in the red a year earlier
Import skyrockets
Lously closure in 2021