On Tuesday, the Council adopted several major legislative proposals relating to energy and digital policy: the regulations and directives on the internal electricity, gas and hydrogen markets and the AI Act. The electricity market reform is intended to help curb price spikes such as those following Russia’s attack on Ukraine. The gas market package creates […]
According to the Polish government, sanctions on the import of fossil Russian energy carriers into the EU should be implemented more quickly and effectively. This was stated by Urszula Zielińska, State Secretary from the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment, on Friday at the German-Polish Energy Transition Forum at the Foreign Office in Berlin.In particular, […]
Tennet is considered a candidate for a takeover by the federal government. Would that be a step towards a Deutsche Netz AG – in other words, the nationalization of the entire German power transmission network?I am sure you will understand that I cannot comment on ongoing negotiations. Tennet is already completely state-owned – just by […]
The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly wants to improve cooperation with Poland on energy matters. The governments in Paris and Berlin should set up an “Energy Transition Platform Weimar Triangle” for this purpose, according to a joint paper by German and French MPs, which is exclusively available to Table.Briefings. Greater cooperation between the operators of electricity and […]
Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands want to cooperate even more closely in the development of a European hydrogen market. The hydrogen councils of the three countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday. “It aims to create a platform for cooperation between industries, governments, universities, research institutes and civil societies to promote innovation and sustainability […]
On Monday, the EU Commission published recommendations and guidance on the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). They focus on accelerated planning, the designation of acceleration areas for renewable energy and the auction design. In addition, a platform has been renewed on which the member states publish information on their tenders.The recommendations also detail the less favorable […]
European corridors for the transmission of green electricity are important for the transformation of the industry. However, cost sharing has so far been a contentious issue if the line runs through several member states that do not all benefit equally from green energy. According to the amended TEN-E Regulation, the EU Commission must present guidelines […]
Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck has questioned the principle of each EU country appointing a commissioner in Brussels. “We will have to find a solution where we pool or countries take turns”, said the Vice-Chancellor at an event in his ministry on Tuesday evening. In addition, qualified majority decisions would also have to be […]
According to information from Table.Briefings, Nina Wunderlich is taking over the management of sub-department E B “EU Economic Policy, Internal Market, Bilateral Relations, EU Twinning” at the Federal Ministry of Economics. She was previously head of the “Legal Affairs, Intelligence, Security” sub-department and the “Crisis Management, Fundamental Issues of National Security” staff unit. In her […]
Simon Mordue, Chief Diplomatic Advisor to Council President Charles Michel, will become Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) from July. Prior to this, he will work for the Commission in Ukraine for a short time, the Council announced on Wednesday. Mordue’s successor will be Magdalena Grono.Tim Meyerjürgens, COO of the German electricity […]