European Commission
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Twinning the Green and Digital Transitions in the New Geopolitical Context
The European Commission has adopted the 2022 Strategic Foresight Report – “Twinning the green and digital transitions in the new…
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A Social Climate Fund for People
The report on setting up the Social Climate Fund (SCF) was adopted in mid-May during a joint meeting MEPs in…
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Green Genius to Invest EUR 750mln in Lithuania’s Solar and Wind Power Plants
Renewable energy company Green Genius will install 500 MW of solar power plants in Lithuania no later than 2025. It…
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US-EU Task Force on Energy Security
The United States and the European Commission will establish a joint Task Force on Energy Security to set out the…
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EC Addressing Gas Market Issues and Challenges: 80% Minimum Gas Storage Obligation by 1 November 2022
On March 23, the European Commission proposed a new legal obligation to fill underground storage to 80% of its capacity…
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European Plan Worth EUR 42bn for Semiconductors
The European Commission has proposed a plan to reduce the dependence of EU Member States on Asia or the United…
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Nuclear Power Preparing to Change Colour
Cutting-edge nuclear power plants will need investments of EUR 500 billion by 2050, according to the European Commissioner for the…
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Reaching for a Green Recovery: What Holds Back Progress in 10 EU Recovery and Resilience Plans
The networks of environmental protection non-governmental organizations in Europe, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network, have prepared…
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Strategic Materials and Energy Transition: Nickel
Widespread in our modern societies, nickel is essential to many industrial sectors, as well as for the construction industry. At…
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FORATOM Proposes Improvements to Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act
FORATOM welcomes the decision of the European Commission to include nuclear within the sustainable finance taxonomy under certain conditions. FORATOM…
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EUR 24mln Hungarian Investment Aid to Volta Energy Solutions’ Battery Copper Foil Plant
The European Commission has found Hungary’s EUR 24 million investment aid to Volta Energy Solutions for the extension of a…
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Industrial Emissions: Re-endorsement of Rules for Large Combustion Plants to Reduce Air Pollution
The European Commission published on 30 December 2021 an implementing decision to reduce emissions from large combustion plants. Large combustion…
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EU Taxonomy: Natural Gas and Nuclear Energy, Transition Energy Label?
Europe has decided to obtain carbon neutrality by 2050 and reliance on Russian gas and increased energy prices are a…
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EU 5th List of Projects of Common Interest
The European Commission approved the 5th list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) in the field of trans-European energy infrastructure.…
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Ciprian Păltineanu on INSPET’s Vision and Prospects for the Future
In 2021, INSPET marks 30 years of excellence in oil & natural gas infrastructure. We used the occasion to talk…
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Baker McKenzie Study: Inclusion of Nuclear Energy in the EU Green Taxonomy
A new study by Baker McKenzie underscores the fact that excluding Nuclear Power Production (NPP) from the EU Green Taxonomy…
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FPPG Message on EU Toolbox
The Oil and Gas Employers’ Federation (FPPG) welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to reduce the effects of the exceptional increase…
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Wind Energy Expansion in Romania at Risk
Romania is considering a second phase of wind energy expansion. That could be seriously undermined now as on October 29,…
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FORATOM Warns of “Limited Attention to Nuclear in EC’s Energy Price Communication”
FORATOM would have liked to see the European Commission’s (EC) energy price communication pay closer attention to the role which…
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Tackling Rising Energy Prices: A Toolbox for Action and Support
The European Commission adopted a Communication on Energy Prices, to tackle the exceptional rise in global energy prices, which is…
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