EU: Cartel in the batteries recycling market
The European Commission has charged Eco-Bat Technologies, Recylex and Campine by a total fine of 68 million euros, because they…
EC report: Romania has recycling levels below the European average of 44%
According to a report of the European Commission upon the evaluation of the implementation of EU environmental policies in the…
Gazprom intensifies EU expansion, due to growing gas demand
Russian energy group Gazprom said on Monday that in 2016 its exports of natural gas to countries which are not…
EU, EIB and EBRD offer 92 million euro for the Moldovian gas pipe
In a joint effort to strengthen Moldova’s energy security, the European Union (EU), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development…
EU and Canada have signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – CETA
The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed landmark trade deal, which removes 99% of tariffs – and officials…
Europe’s steel makers: The ETS system proposed by EU for 2020 creates additional costs
“We need a reformed EU emissions trading system (ETS) that is fair and achievable. At present, the proposed EU ETS…
Member states offered EU climate target flexibility
EU member states will be able to bank annual emissions savings from sectors such as agriculture and transport, and use…
The UK has voted to leave the European Union. What next?
Leave camp won by 52% to 48%, with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit, while London, Scotland and Northern…
EU will vet member states gas deals with non-EU countries
The European Council decided on Monday that gas-related intergovernmental agreements between member states and third countries would be vetted by…
E3G: Erratic regulation regimes surge the financing and energy cost
The future governance system for the Energy Union needs to be about collectively addressing and responding to the risks that…
Romania finalizes the Emergency Plan for natural gas supply
Immediately after the announcement of the European Commission, which has decided to send Romania to the Court of Justice of…
Baltic power plans may increase tensions with Russia
The Baltic states’ goal of integrating with Europe’s power grid risks cutting off an exclave of Russian territory, exacerbating regional…
Ukraine faces an unprecedented energy crisis
Ukraine faces an unprecedented energy crisis after the loss of coal mines and shale gas fields in war-torn regions, and…