Wojciech Wrochna, Polandโs secretary of state of energy infrastructure, warned at a Brussels competitiveness and security summit that energy cannot take a back seat as the EU focus shifts to new priorities.
The proposal would allow Bratislava to rake in lost gas transit fees โ but experts are doubtful it would work without subsidies.
Rural Europe is at a defining moment. Rising energy costs, the need for significant investments in electricity infrastructure, and increasing competitiveness challenges threaten rural businesses, industries, and communities. Nevertheless, these regions…
A return to buying more of Moscow’s fossil fuels would be a mistake, EU countries bordering Russia told POLITICO.
Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson says he knows how to bring down bills. Others claim his ideas will starve the U.K. of green investment.
Miatta Fahnbulleh, left-wing-economist-turned Labour minister, has been tasked with cutting Brits’ energy bills. But convincing the Treasury to budge makes it a mammoth task.
Jorge Toledoโs comments come after approvals for coal power projects increased in second half of 2024The EUโs ambassador to China has urged Beijing to stop building coal-fired power plants, saying that its rapid approval of new projects was increasingl…
To lower energy prices (and perhaps please Donald Trump), Brussels is suggesting backing investments in foreign gas projects.
In todayโs newsletter: The far-right AfD may have come second, but at 20% they have been held off by the performance of mainstream parties, with the CDU leader Friedrich Merz on course to be the new chancellorGood morning. Germanyโs elections always ma…
With electricity set to play an ever more central role in Europeโs energy system, the trade association Eurelectric has called on Brussels to urgently update a security of supply strategy that dates back to 2014.
“That’s what we’ve been waiting for,” Hungarian prime minister says.
Proposed EU rules could see almost 100% of solid fuel local space heaters disappear from the European market, destroying European jobs, growth and competitiveness, warns CEFACD
Chief executive Pouyannรฉ said a long-term deal with the US was necessary to guarantee energy security
Europe has the potential to play an important role, but it will have to move fast, and be smart and more united than before.
A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.
Hungarian PM again makes performative threat about lifting the bloc’s tough measures against Moscow.
Reform UK has started tying green policies to grimly high energy bills โ and some government MPs are getting nervous.
But EU diplomats warn that this is unlikely to be Hungary’s last veto.
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The Treasury is gung-ho about airport expansion โ despite longstanding climate concerns of the government’s energy secretary.
Viktor Orbรกn has flirted with killing the EU’s Russia sanctions. But he didn’t get the ally he might have expected in Donald Trump.
The contours of a mammoth industrial decarbonization strategy are taking shape ahead of its Feb. 26 unveiling.
LNG industry worries it could be โimpossible to complyโ with new regulations, hindering the blocโs ability to import the fuel
Reuters exclusively reported that the German government is weighing selling its entire 99% holding of German utility Uniper, which has [โฆ]
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Claims Kyiv torpedoed talks on energy supplies don’t reflect reality, the country’s EU ambassador told POLITICO.
Claim from FSB comes two weeks after Ukrainian assassination of senior Russian general Igor KirillovOn 8 March 2023, International Womenโs Day, Russian soldiers were handing out tulips and boughs of mimosa to women and girls in the city of Melitopol, s…
Kyiv reports heavy casualties among Pyongyangโs soldiers in Russia while Washington accuses generals of seeing the troops as โexpendableโ. What we know on day 1,039See all our Ukraine war coverageNorth Korean troops deployed in Russiaโs Kursk region ar…
During a tumultuous yet transformative time, PKEE seeks to drive a cleaner, more prosperous and resilient region
The planned visit comes as the Labour government looks to renew relations with China.
Polish climate minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska told a Brussels event that citizens must see the benefits of EU policies in the energy bills, as โanti-EU propagandaโ is making them question the unionโs energy policies.
The post Energy security will be ce…
POLITICO spent the afternoon on a soon-to-be-abandoned North Sea gas plant that’s hoping to ditch fossil fuels with government help.
In order to keep up with China and the US in the geo-economic race, for Europe there is no way around clean tech. Could Trump even be an opportunity here?
More than 3 years of fighting and the arrival of Donald Trump is increasing pressure for a peace deal.
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europeโs competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
This Special Report explores what lies ahead for the energy sector as the EU begins a new legislative period. Energy security challenges rely not just on the RePowerEU Plan but will be deeply impacted by global shifts, not least the new US administrati…
Phasing out gas and reaching an 80 per cent share of renewable energy by 2037 could cut Europeโs gas dependency by 2040 at a time when the United States is looking to export more LNG.
With the ongoing Russian military air attacks on energy infrastructure, it is important to find alternative solutions to make sure Ukrainian consumers have a stable supply of electricity.
BP is a global force in fossil fuel drilling โ and a major player with COP29 summit host Azerbaijan.
The re-election of Donald Trump as US President on Wednesday, 6 November, could have major consequences for Europe’s energy security, industrial competitiveness, and climate goals. One of the first consequences of Donald Trump’s re-election was a rise …
Sir Keir Starmer should not assume that defence cooperation can be kept separate from the thornier issue of trade integrationIn the big picture of global security, a single factory making gun barrels for tanks, due to open in 2027, doesnโt change the b…
Current plans and policies will lead to global temperatures rising between 2.6C and 3.1C this century, a new report finds.
The Ukrainian president says he needs to strike a deal with Putin to deescalate and not strike energy and food facilities.
A once proud fleet of power plants is about to be reduced to one last, lonely nuke.
The Tories promised to upgrade insulation and heating in millions of U.K. homes. They failed โ and Labour’s plans are already in trouble.
For Europe to maintain a stable energy supply and remain competitive whilst continuing to strive for net neutrality by 2050, it must further strengthen its transatlantic energy architecture. Best-in-class LNG will be central to this.
But the end of the supply contract through Ukraine at the end of this year could prove costly for Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.
For its proponents, the lesser-known nuclear process โ fusion – could bring a new era of clean and secure energy to Europe. For its detractors, itโs an expensive distraction.
President Joe Bidenโs remarks about a possible Israeli strike on Iranโs oil facilities caused a jolt Thursday. But the worldโs oil supply has new ways to get around.
Formally launched today, this independent, public corporation is entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring reliable, clean and affordable energy.
Plans to develop offshore wind in the Baltic Sea promise much-needed developments as the region strives to strengthen its energy security. This is despite long permitting procedures, supply chain constraints and grid connection bottlenecks.
LONDON โ The Conservative Party โgot trounced in the polls,โ ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminsterโs levers of power, voters dumped the Tories unceremoniously from office overnight in July. And yet โ the party is already regrouping, jumping on energy bills and cost-of-living as one basis for a [โฆ]
Western allies worry the EU candidate state is bringing undue political interference to bear in the energy sector.
As boss of the EUโs โฌ300 billion Global Gateway infrastructure initiative, Jozef Sรญkelaโs job will be to beat China at its own game.
On Thursday 19 September 2024, the International Energy Agency, together with Ursula von der Leyen, presented a report on the immediate measures to be taken to strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and help it cope with the coming winter.
Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.
Hungary’s energy security chief on Wednesday (18 September) slammed the European Union for not providing enough support to help smaller, landlocked countries move away from Russian natural gas.
The incoming Commissioner for Energy must be tasked with delivering the clean heat transition: phasing out fossil fuels in heating and cooling is the gateway towards energy security, affordability, European industrial competitiveness, and essential cli…
Bold policies and investments are needed to achieve climate neutrality and boost economic growth. Expanding electrification, creating the business case for pioneering low carbon solutions and energy security need to be at the core of political action, …
The war has done nothing to still the president’s populist impatience with the complexities of governing, and it’s playing against the country’s strengths.
The agreement allows the EUโs two most Kremlin-friendly countries to skirt around restrictions imposed by Ukraine.
Cities need EU help to decarbonise heating
The latest โState of the Energy Unionโ report will be presented by later today (9 September) by Green Deal Commissioner Maroลก ล efฤoviฤ. Ahead of its release, Euractiv polled industry associations, NGOs and think tanks to get their take on the state of …
Hungary and Slovakia have been accused of trying to benefit from cheap Russian oil despite the alternatives.
The country’s vast reserves helped the continent avoid a market crisis last winter.
Are Labourโs ambitions for delivering clean energy an inspired example of ‘mission thinking’ โ or one more doomed big idea?
Foreign Minister Szijjรกrtรณ sat down for three hours with the CEO of the Russian energy giant.
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to “reset” EU relations after saying the Brexit deal was “botched”
As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, keeping the lights on is becoming a national security priority.
Arrest of Ukrainian man last week following German investigation has triggered a new round of public discussion of the pipeline sabotage.
The Energy Secretary has made an eye-catching start. But how far is he prepared to rock the boat?
Nuclear-friendly lawmakers and countries like France don’t want the EU’s potential next green chief to thwart an atomic revival.
The U.K. prime minister canโt afford to get tangled up in a war with labor unions. His green crusade could make it inevitable.
European Commission declines to open formal talks with Kyiv after its Central European neighbors complained it was violating a 2014 trade deal.
Zelenskiy to China โ donโt mediate, โforceโ Russia to stop; president blames Russian gains on strike limits by western allies. What we know on day 890See all of our updates on the Ukraine warUkraine has received its first F-16 fighter jets, a US offici…
After failing to reduce their reliance on Moscow for energy, Hungary and Slovakia now want help from Brussels.
Slovakia and Hungary have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies.
The European Commission also said it doesn’t see any ‘immediate’ oil supply risks after Ukraine partially banned Russian oil exports to Europe.
Budapest argues it’s facing an energy crunch after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Moscow’s oil transiting the country.
Sky-high prices and electricity shortages could hit Hungarians within “weeks” after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Russian oil passing through its territory.
Glad to draw line under poisonous Brexit era, diplomats say Starmerโs new approach to EU brings โgood vibesโLabourโs proposed foreign policy and security pact with the EU sounds โquite promisingโ, the head of the European parliamentโs foreign affairs c…
Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero โand now itโs on Labour to keep that target alive.
The bloc had previously said it would let a Ukrainian gas transit deal with Russia expire at the year’s end.
Moscow’s and Beijing’s diplomats are “threatening” countries to convince them not to attend June 15-16 meeting, Ukraine leader says.
The climbdown comes after the EU threatened legal action and capitals warned the fees were making it harder to quit Russian energy.
Announcement on next carbon budget comes after weeks of speculation the government would try and find more ‘headroom.’
On Wednesday 16 May, 15 EU Member States published a joint working document calling on the Commission to prioritise the decarbonisation of heating and cooling in order to increase the EU’s energy independence and meet its climate targets.
A clear legislative and governance roadmap from the next European Commission to promote decarbonisation and protect both industry competitiveness and the energy supply for citizens will unlock private and public sector cooperation to achieve the Green …
The Neptun Deep project to produce natural gas offshore at the Black Sea is the key to reducing dependence on gas imports and strengthening the EUโs energy security.
Until now, the EU hasn’t targeted Moscow’s lucrative gas sector. The proposed sanctions would hit about a quarter of Russia’s LNG revenues.
Labour slams “clown show” Tory government.
“Massive missile attack” struck infrastructure that ensures security of deliveries to the EU, Ukrainian president says.
Brussels hasn’t yet gone after Moscow’s gas sector.
As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.
The recent decision by U.S. President Biden to temporarily pause approvals for upcoming LNG export projects to assess their impacts on human rights and environment has been attacked on both sides of the Atlantic. But the claims that the pause threatens…
Justin Tomlinson rebelled against government plans for phasing out diesel cars just four months ago.
Stuart is defending a 20,000 Conservative majority at the next election.
France has paid Russia over โฌ600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, new data shows. That’s an EU-leading rise from last year.
According to a new report, Russian overseas gas exports could be cut by 60 percent without endangering European energy security.
Hundreds of European conservatives gathered in Cyprus for a “cultural weekend” that mixed policy discussions, networking and time away from the bureaucratic machine.
Potential foreign sabotage and attacks on critical infrastructure set off alarms.
