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…
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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…
EC proposed an EU budget for 2021 focused on the recovery of Europe
The European Commission proposed an EU budget of EUR 166.7 billion for 2021, which will be complemented by grants of…
Dordea: We discuss the transformation of the EIB into a European Climate Bank
The European Commission is currently discussing with the management of the European Investment Bank (EIB) the option of transforming it…
Eastern states oppose use of revenues from pollution certificates for COVID debt repayment
EU member states in Eastern Europe have rejected the idea of using the revenue generated by the European Emissions Trading…
European Commission launched a call for applications for members of the Platform on Sustainable Finance
The European Parliament adopted the Taxonomy Regulation – a key piece of legislation that will contribute to the European Green…
SNN signs a joint letter to the EC on the production of hydrogen from clean sources
Societatea Națională Nuclearelectrica (SNN) signed on Monday, together with other energy companies, research institutes and associations, a joint letter to…
Economy Minister: The partneship with the Chinese company for Units 3 and 4 couldn’t go further
The partnership with the Chinese company for the construction of Reactors 3 and 4 from Cernavoda started seven years ago,…
EU boosts ‘just transition fund’, pledging €40 billion to exit fossil fuels
The European Commission has increased five-fold its proposed EU fund to wean carbon-intensive regions off fossil fuels, with fresh cash…