It would be a significant move signaling a departure from fossil fuels. The EU Commission intends to become a partner of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA). The Commission will inform the energy experts of the member states in the Council of the EU about this project, which has been prepared for some time, […]
In order to combat late payments in commercial transactions, Parliament’s Internal Market Committee adopted its position on the Late Payment Regulation on Wednesday. CDU MEP Andreas Schwab yesterday called on Parliament to reject the report in plenary. This was not compatible with German law.Schwab is particularly bothered by the planned way of enforcing the law: […]
Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister Maria Gabriel has presented a new government. She informed President Rumen Radev on Tuesday that she had fulfilled the government mandate he had given her the day before. The former EU Commissioner had been nominated for the post of Prime Minister by the strongest parliamentary group of the center-right Gerb party.The […]
Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist party Rassemblement National could become the strongest national grouping in the European Parliament after the EU elections in June. In a new Ipsos forecast, the French RN is on par with the German CDU/CSU with 28 MEPs each. “This would be the first time that the largest delegation in the […]
In the study “Watts Next: Securing Europe’s Energy and Competitiveness”, experts led by Karen Pittel from the Ifo Institute argue that the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has several deficiencies and should be replaced by a climate club. This club should include the G7 or the G20 and coordinate the regulation of emissions-intensive industries.Currently, […]
The European solar industry is reeling. Chinese competitors are flooding the global market with state-subsidized modules at dumping prices, and European suppliers are increasingly losing competitiveness due to falling prices. Europe’s biggest manufacturer, Meyer Burger, threatens to relocate to the United States, which offers attractive subsidies. German manufacturers are also pleading with the German government […]
When approving capacity mechanisms for the electricity market, the EU Commission wants a more differentiated risk assessment of the security of supply in the EU. “We have different risks in the member states,” Catharina Sikow-Magny, Director of the Directorate-General for Energy, told Table.Briefings on Tuesday on the sidelines of a solar conference in Brussels. An […]
Given the expiry of state aid options, the Commission believes that the EU states must make decisions on the promotion of the solar industry and other green production sectors quickly. “The deadline is approaching for the temporary framework TCTF, and the Recovery and Resilience Facility will also expire soon,” said Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General of […]
The Commission has criticized the German gas storage levy with unusually harsh words. “Unilateral measures are a kind of export restriction”, said Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson yesterday after the meeting of energy ministers in Brussels. “In the past two years, all member states have helped to fill the storage facilities. This is not just a […]
Kadri Simson sounded almost pleading on Monday. “We cannot close our borders because we need solar panels”, said the Energy Commissioner ahead of the meeting of energy ministers in Brussels. “We need to support our industry, but we need all products to reach our very ambitious 2030 targets.”With these words, the hopes of some European […]