Energy
#ROSATOM: Ambassadors to international organizations in Vienna pay visit to Baltijskiy Zavod and Leningrad NPP
This week a large delegation of 42 permanent representatives of foreign countries to international organizations in Vienna visited Saint-Petersburg to have a look at Russia’s advanced nuclear power technologies. Ambassadors visited LLC Baltijskiy Zavod – Sudostroenie where they had a tour of the floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov (designed to supply electricity to the […]
#LULUCF: Industry critical of comparing current forest use to historical management intensity
The Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament today adopted the draft report of the Committee’s Rapporteur, MEP Norbert Lins, on the regulation of Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF). The policy is of utmost importance for the forest and agricultural sectors as it defines the climate benefits of forest management and the […]
#EUReporter more influential and trusted than The Guardian, Der Spiegel and Le Monde
The annual survey of which are the most-read or watched media and social media for news on EU issues – and which are viewed as the most influential – was unveiled in the ComRes/Burson-Marsteller 2017 EU Media Survey on What Influences the Influencers. Burson-Marsteller CEO Karen Massin and ComRes Associate Director Meghan Oliver outlined the […]
Clearer #energy labelling: Improved energy efficiency
On 26 June, the Council adopted without debate a regulation setting a framework for energy efficiency labelling which replaces the current legislation (Directive 2010/30/EU) retaining its main principles but further clarifying, strengthening and extending its scope. The energy labelling framework allows customers to be more aware of the energy efficiency and energy consumption of household […]
European energy security tops agenda at #CRE Brussels Conference
Leaders from politics and business gathered on Tuesday (30 May) in Brussels for the sixth annual Romanian Energy Day, organized by the Romanian Energy Center, in co-operation with the European Parliament and with the support of the Permanent Representation of Romanian to the European Union. The meetings take place over two days and discussions began Tuesday, […]
Security of #NaturalGas supply through solidarity: European Parliament and Council strike a deal
An EU country facing an emergency gas shortage will be able to alert another member state of the impending supply crisis and trigger cross-border assistance to remedy it, under new cooperation rules informally agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators Wednesday (26 April) night. “This is the second piece of legislation that shapes the Energy Union, […]
The need for fair #energy in Europe
Last week, the European Commission waded in to one of the most heated rows affecting the EU. Brexit? No. It offered to negotiate directly with Russia about the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which aims to bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. The pipeline – an initiative to pump gas straight to […]
