Italy’s fuel tax cuts don’t make EU list for budget flexibility, despite Meloni’s appeal – EUobserver
The European Commission has published a rulebook for its new energy-spending flexibility under the bloc’s budget rules. The…
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[Interview] The US Democrat trying to convince Brussels to stand up to Trump on methane – EUobserver
Illinois Democrat congressman Sean Casten wants the EU to hold the line on methane. US oil and gas…
US lawmakers urge von der Leyen not to give in to oil and gas lobbyists and defend EU methane rules – EUobserver
A week after 12 EU member states pressured the European Commission into pausing the bloc’s methane import rules,…
EU watchdog pours cold water on commission plans to loosen rules on energy spending – EUobserver
Europe’s independent budget watchdog has pushed back against the EU Commission’s plans to loosen fiscal rules for energy-related…
THIS WEEK: ECB set to hike rates, as capital markets union and climate top the EU agenda – EUobserver
This week’s agenda — at glance The European Central Bank is expected to raise key interest rates The…
€27bn bill and counting: von der Leyen urges EU to learn energy lessons from Iran war – EUobserver
Disruption to oil and gas supply caused by the US-Israeli war against Iran has left the EU facing an additional energy…
€500m per day: Europe counts the cost of indecision over energy – EUobserver
EUobserver voice is a daily opinion piece by EUobserver staff writers, published every weekday morning. €500m per day is…
Ukraine torches Putin’s Iran war windfall, as EU allies sweat over high energy prices – EUobserver
For all the talk of crude benchmarks and market panic, wars are not financed by headline prices. They…