According to trade unions and environmental organizations, ongoing efforts to reduce bureaucracy must not lead to a lowering of environmental and social standards in the EU. In a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the NGOs write that the Commission must guarantee that the simplification of EU laws does not hinder or delay […]
According to an analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), energy prices in the EU can become more competitive globally through the expansion of low-carbon energy production. “While it is unlikely that the EU will fully close the energy price gap with the US, the combination of renewable energy supply and market integration could represent […]
Contrary to an obligation under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), the German government is still not publishing any data on the location of potential carbon storage sites. The BDI thus believes that the targets for carbon capture and storage (CCS targets) are at risk. By the end of last year, Germany, like all EU states, […]
The governments of the Scandinavian and Baltic EU member states have called on the EU Commission to advocate a reduction in the oil price cap on imports of Russian oil. “The international oil market is better supplied today than in 2022, which reduces the risk of a supply shock from a lower price cap,” write […]
Xavier Ursat has been the new President of Nucleareurope since the beginning of the year, the association announced on Monday. Ursat is Senior Executive VP Strategy, Technologies, Innovation and Development at EDF. He succeeds Vattenfall manager Christopher Eckerberg, who has moved to Google, where he develops data centers in the Scandinavian and Benelux regions, according […]
MEPs from the EPP have complained to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about a concession to the Greens in the mission letter for the new Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen. At his parliamentary hearing, Jørgensen had shown himself to be open to a renewables target for 2040.After the college was confirmed by the MPs, von […]
Slovakia is considering further retaliatory measures against Ukraine, including withholding aid money, if no solution is found to Kyiv’s decision to cut off the transit of Russian gas, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday after talks with EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen.Fico had already threatened to cut electricity supplies to Ukraine if Russia attacked […]
Catharina Sikov-Magny, former Director of DG ENER, has been appointed by the Commission as coordinator for the connection of the Baltic states to the European electricity grid. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania want to finally disconnect from the Russian grid on Feb. 8. The synchronization is to take place at the weekend, and power lines for […]
The European hydrogen industry pressed for lead markets for clean hydrogen at a meeting with Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera and Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen on Tuesday. “We agreed that the Clean Industrial Deal must be a success,” said the CEO of Hydrogen Europe, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, after the meeting. This requires a partnership approach that starts […]
Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra does not want to amend the CO2 legislation for cars and light commercial vehicles prematurely. “As provided for in […] the Regulation, the Commission will review the effectiveness and impact of the Regulation in 2026,” writes Hoekstra in an answer to a parliamentary question published on Tuesday. Previously, both the CDU/CSU […]