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…
EU risks winter gas-price spiral, as stocks run low – EUobserver
The EU is heading into its toughest winter for energy supplies since the 2022 energy crisis, with gas…
Heat pumps, solar and wind could cut EU gas use by a quarter and blunt next energy shock, study finds – EUobserver
Hitting EU targets for heat pumps, solar and wind could slash gas demand by roughly a quarter by…
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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,…
There’s a lot of panicking about EU methane rules, but do gas supply scares add up? – EUobserver
At last Friday’s (26 June) energy council in Luxembourg, 12 member states, led by the Czech Republic and…
Ahead of a sticky summit on next trillion euro EU budget, these are the major stumbling blocks – EUobserver
Talks on the EU’s next seven-year budget are intensifying, but member states and the European Parliament remain split…
Watering down EU carbon market will backfire with higher costs, councils warn – EUobserver
Twelve European advisory councils on climate and sustainable development have joined forces to push back against political pressure…
Fuel subsidies, green bets, and fiscal strain: How Europe’s biggest economies are responding to the energy crisis – EUobserver
Europe is facing an energy shock. Oil and gas prices haven’t reached the heights governments feared back in…
EU watchdog throws cold water on commission plans to loosen fiscal rules for energy investments – 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…
Fossil fuel industry is using crisis politics to gut EU methane law – EUobserver
The EU Methane Regulation (EUMR) might be the next casualty of a dangerous dynamic in Brussels. When major…