BP: Romania was the fourth largest producer of oil in the EU last year
Romania was last year fourth in the European Union in terms of oil production, with 3.6 million tonnes, down 2%…
EU co-finances new arch for Chernobyl
Reactor 4 of the Ukrainian Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been covered with a new arch and is the largest…
European Council adopts negotiation directives for modernisation of Energy Charter Treaty
The Council of the European Union has given on Monday a mandate to the European Commission to begin negotiations on…
EU, US, Egypt warn Turkey over drilling off Cyprus
The United States and Egypt warned Turkey against escalating tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over its attempt to drill for…
EU boosts market for clean vehicles with binding procurement targets
The Council today adopted binding targets for zero- and low-emission vehicles in public procurement in each member state. The new…
EBRD and EU supporting innovative businesses in Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania
The EBRD and the EU have launched a new financing programme that supports investment in research and innovation by small…
CE Oltenia announces that all its 11 energy groups will meet EU requirements in March 2020
In 2018, 3 complete NOx reduction plants were implemented and put into operation at energy groups no. 5 and 7…
Who are the MEPs sent by Romania to Brussels
PNL won the Euro-parliamentary elections and will send ten MEPs to the European Parliament, according to the 99% centralized results…
Clean energy for all Europeans package completed; the Energy Union is one step closer
The Council of ministers of the EU formally adopted this week four new pieces of EU legislation that redesign the…
The EU is about to define itself a new strategic vision
Romania currently holds, for the first time in history, the presidency of the Council of the European Union. While waiting…
European elections on May 26 – 3 reasons why it is important
Between May 23rd and 26th, over 400 million European citizens will vote to establish the structure of the future European…
The Sibiu Declaration – generous principles to be tested very soon
EU leaders gathered in Sibiu, Romania, for a special summit on Europe Day to proclaim their unity before the European…
Stricter CO2 emission standards for cars and vans signed off by the EU Council
The EU is making road transport cleaner by setting strict new carbon dioxide emissions standards for cars and light commercial…
Gas Directive amended: EU rules extended to pipelines to and from third countries
The rules governing the EU’s internal gas market will in future also apply to pipelines to and from third countries.…
New Gas Directive opens the way for a common EU approach on Russian imports
The EU Council agreement on its negotiating mandate under the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council came as a rather…
The EC has published its fourth report on the state of the energy union
According to the fourth report on the state of the energy union adopted on Tuesday, the European Commission has fully…
EC: Romania, 23rd in the European Union in eco-innovation
Romania ranked 28th in the European Innovation Scoreboard 2018, its score being 14 percentage points lower than in 2010, while…
EU-ETS system allows for investment worth more than 45 billion euros by 2030
The European Union offers member states at least 45 billion euro through the EU ETS to meet its climate targets…
A new petition to stop Brexit has raised 3 million signatures in less than 48 hours
A petition calling for the revocation of Article 50 and for Britain’s remaining in the European Union has raised three…
Brexit postponed, but no later than May 22nd
The European Union has accepted Britain’s request to postpone Brexit, but only for a maximum of one month, until May…
EU regulators scrutinize RWE and E.ON deal
EU regulators will take a hard look at part of the deal between German utilities RWE and E.ON to make…
Cosmin Marinescu explains why Iohannis rejected the budget: Excessively optimistic forecasts
The government’s macroeconomic forecasts are excessively optimistic, budget revenues are overvalued and based on promises, and spending is underestimated and…
Newly installed solar capacity increased in EU by 36% in 2018, up to 8 GW
SolarPower Summit opened on Wednesday in Brussels announcing another year of growth for the global solar sector in 2018 to…