Adrian Joyce, Renovate Europe: New renovation wave will create 1.6 mln. jobs by 2030
Bogdan Tudorache The European Commission assessed that the new European energy efficiency renovation program will create about 160,000 green jobs…
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Verchere: OMV Petrom continues to support the Efficient Romania program until 2022
OMV Petrom will continue to support the Efficient Romania program until 2022, said Christina Verchere, CEO of the company, during…
EC approves the 150 mln. euro state aid for green central heating
The European Commission has approved an aid scheme worth 150 million euro, presented by Romania to support investments in district…
EC recommends Romania to supplement the PNIESC with the help of the Recovery and Resilience Fund
The European Commission considers the Integrated National Plan in the field of Energy and Climate Change proposed by Romania to…
PATRES: Romania must increase the target for renewables, as recommended by the European Commission
Romania can and should increase the target for renewables to at least 34% by 2030, given the abundance of renewable…
Cogeneration, in or near buildings, is uniquely placed to enable an ambitious Renovation Wave
Buildings will be critical in delivering an ambitious European Green Deal and putting Europe on a sustainable recovery path after…
EU introduces mandatory minimum standards on the energy performance of buildings
The European Commission will propose mandatory minimum standards on the energy performance of buildings in Europe, with a view to…
EU climate law: MEPs ask for an 60% emissions reduction by 2030
On Wednesday, Parliament adopted its negotiating mandate on the EU climate law with 392 votes for, 161 against and 142…
Merkel wants to rally EU member states behind 55% climate target
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown her weight behind the European Commission’s proposal to increase the bloc’s climate target to…
Virgil Popescu: I would not say that a huge crisis is coming, it is an economic crisis superimposed on the health crisis
“We are in an economic crisis, but we are in a crisis that is superimposed on a health crisis. I…
EC approved an investment of 875.5 million euro for the Sibiu-Piteşti highway
European Commission announced on Thursday that it has approved an investment worth 875.5 million euros from the Cohesion Fund for…
4 bln. euro for Romania under the SURE Instrument
European Commission has presented to the Council proposals for decisions on granting financial support, amounting to 81.4 billion euros, under…
CE Oltenia will send for approval to Brussels a restructuring plan worth 7 bln. Lei
Oltenia Energy Complex (CEO) and the Ministry of Economy will send for approval to the European Commission, through the Competition…
Environment agenda: EU climate talks enter decisive phase
The European Commission will table proposals next month to raise the EU’s climate target for 2030, amid warnings from Eastern…
MFE invited over 1,100 participants to consultations on the allocation of the 31 bln. euro
The Ministry of European Funds (MFE) has invited over 1,100 participants to transparent public consultations, following which it is decided…
EC investigates the 95 mln. euro aid granted by Poland to the battery manufacturer LG Chem
The European Commission (EC) has launched an in-depth investigation into Poland’s plan to provide a 95 million euro state aid…
Accumulation of plastic waste amid the pandemic is a matter of concern in Europe
Falling oil prices could reduce demand for recycled plastics, which could create problems for the European Union’s plans to increase…
European Commission launched the public consultation on the offshore renewable energy strategy
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the EU’s future strategy on offshore renewable energy, which will be…
Just Transition fund to exclude nuclear – some hopes for gas yet
On Monday 6 July, the EU Parliament’s Regional Development Committee approved the establishment of the Just Transition Fund (JTF) with…
Radioactive waste: CE calls on Romania to enact correctly EU law in this field
Bogdan Tudorache EC has decided to send reasoned opinions to Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Lithuania, Poland and Romania for failing to…
Romania can be sued at the CJEU because of its coal-fired power plants
European Commission is asking Romania to improve the application of the directive on emissions from industrial installations within three months,…
EC: 800 mln. euro support for Romanian companies affected by the pandemic
European Commission approved on Thursday a scheme worth four billion lei (approximately 800 million euros) to support Romanian companies affected…
EU ministers exclude nuclear, fossil gas from green transition fund
European Union countries agreed that the bloc’s flagship fund to wean regions off fossil fuels should not finance nuclear or…