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Nuclear Long-Term Operation to help Europe meet its climate goals
FORATOM, the voice of the European nuclear energy industry, called on the European Commission and other EU institutions to recognise…
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European businesses to become renewable self-consumers
Ten of Europe’s major energy intensive companies urged European policy makers to set up the right framework for industrial and…
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European Commission new agreement on energy efficiency
A political agreement on new rules for improving energy efficiency in Europe was reached on June 19 between negotiators from…
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‘Stairway to Excellence’ helps Europe’s regions become more innovative
The European Commission is renewing the initiative ‘Stairway to Excellence’, to continue to provide tailored support and expertise to regions…
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New Energy Performance in Buildings Directive comes into force on 9 July 2018
The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EU) 2018/844 has been published in the EU Official Journal (L156) and will…
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Corneliu Bodea, President Romanian Energy Center: Technology, the right way to deal with Climate Change
We sat down with Corneliu Bodea, the President of the Romanian Energy Center (CRE), to talk about the association’s ongoing…
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ArcelorMittal looking for buyers for Galati plant
ArcelorMittal received in early May the European Commission’s approval to purchase Italy’s Ilva plant, the largest steel mill in Europe.…
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Electricity tariffs
Electricity tariffs for household consumers in Romania are some of the lowest in the EU, according to Eurostat statistics. Last…
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ACER reports on contractual gas congestion at interconnection points
Contractual congestion occurs when the demand for firm entry or exit capacity services exceeds the offered capacity. In 2017, congestion…
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US to impose additional duties on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU
The US announced that starting on 1 June 2018 it will impose additional duties of 25% and 10% respectively on…
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Opinion: Europe without coal
conomic diplomacy in general, with the main branch of energy diplomacy, has to resolve by 2030 or 2035, according to…
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Mining, a new chance
Every year, the EU needs over 100 million tons of ore, but Member States produce less than one-third of this…
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Fuel market developments
Although Romania has the third lowest wage in the EU, according to data published by Eurostat, prices at which fuels…
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Europe on the Move
On May 17, building on the previous ‘Europe on the Move’ of May and November 2017, the Juncker Commission is…
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Romania keeping up with European Union Blockchain initiative
A new solution generated by a Romanian initiative, which proposes to optimize electricity transactions, has entered the Romanian market since…
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Lukoil initiates discussion on non-financial reporting
On May 16 in Brussels, Lukoil initiated a panel discussion titled ‘Global non-financial reporting trends in energy sector, assessment criteria…
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Over EUR 10bn investment needed for Romania’s electricity and gas distribution networks
The electricity and gas distribution networks need investments over EUR 10 billion in the long term in order to replace…
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Amendments of EU regulation on nanomaterials
The amendments address the knowledge gap regarding which substances registered under REACH are placed on the market as nanomaterials and…
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Focusing on quality of life
In this 70th anniversary year, World Health Organization is calling on world leaders to live up to the pledges they…
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Energy Community puts spotlight on renewables
At its meeting in Brussels, held on April 25, at the seat of the European Parliament, the Energy Community Parliamentary…
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