European Parliament’s ETS reform met with widespread criticism
The European Parliament’s approval on 23 June of a draft law overhauling the bloc’s emissions trading system (EU ETS) has…
EBC: EU nations spent an estimated 60 bln. euro on Russian fuels
EU nations have spent an estimated 60 billion euros on Russian coal, oil, and fossil gas since the country launched…
EU overshoots 2020 climate target, records 34% drop in emissions
The European Union slashed greenhouse gas emissions 34% below 1990 levels by 2020, overshooting the bloc’s target of 20%, according…
EC and Romania have signed an agreement to stimulate investment in SMEs and the green transition
European Commission signed a contribution agreement with Romania on Wednesday in order to use the InvestEU Fund as a tool…
Russian natural gas substitution – scenarios proposed by FEL Romania
The escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has amplified the effects of the energy crisis and calls for a rethinking of…
EC calls on Romania to transpose the Renewable Energy Directive
The European Commission decided on Thursday to send reasoned opinions to Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal…
Four countries want to increase the EU’s offshore wind capacity tenfold
Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark have pledged to build at least 150 GW of wind power in the North…
EC adopted REPowerEU: The RES targets grows to 45% in 2030, extra hundreds of billions of euro to be invested
The European Commission today presented the REPowerEU Plan, which provides for major changes, needed to ensure the independence from Russian…
Bulgaria asks EU to authorize a tax exemption on electricity and gas
Bulgaria, a country deeply affected by rising energy prices, will ask the European Commission this week to allow it to…
EU will allow renewable projects to be authorized in less than a year
The European Commission wants to speed up the green transition of the EU bloc and at the same time reduce…
Eastern Europe could receive more EU funding to accept the embargo on Russia
The European Commission is considering offering more money to Eastern European member states to upgrade their oil infrastructure in a…
EU adjusts plans to sanction Russian oil to persuade reluctant states
The European Commission has proposed a series of changes to its Russian oil embargo in a bid to persuade reluctant…
European regulators support maintaining current price-setting mechanisms
The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) considers the EU’s current market design is “worth keeping”. In…
Bulgaria to set up first regional platform as part of the EU’s Energy Purchase Platform
The European Commission and Bulgaria agreed to set up in Sofia a first regional taskforce, as part of the EU’s…
The next steps needed for solar manufacturing in the EU
We’ve seen several key successes for the European Solar Initiative in the last 12 months, told Naomi Chevillard, Senior Policy…
Greenpeace: EU taxonomy will keep us in the age of fossil fuels
Early February 2022, the European Commission formally presented its proposal to label gas and nuclear energy as green and sustainable…
Michal Wendolowski (Bellona Europa): An EU strategy for CCS would help a lot, as the focus has changed
Looking forward to see more development around Carbon Capture & Storage – CCS in the wider Central and Eastern European…
Visa calls for standardized seamless, interoperable payments in electric vehicle charging
Visa has launched a call to standardize the systems for seamless, interoperable payments in electric vehicle (EV) charging points across…
WindEurope criticizes bureaucratic procedures blocking Italian new wind projects
The lack of permitted projects led to an undersubscribed renewables auction in Italy, says Giles Dickson, WindEurope CEO, in a…
Eurostat will publish more detailed data on energy from 2023
The European Commission has adopted the most encompassing amendment of the energy statistics regulation ever conducted, aiming is to support…
Before the Taxonomy, the EU clarifies the rules for state aid
The European Commission (EC) has published the new 2022 guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (OACME),…
Energy Community kicks off renewables certificates project to help accelerate the energy transition
The Energy Community launched the implementation of a project to create an electronic system for guarantees of origin in Albania,…
EC approved Romania’s plan – green light to investment for restructuring CE Oltenia
The European Commission has approved Romania’s plans to provide Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA with restructuring aid worth up to 2.66…