Europe’s local and regional authorities have argued that new rules on state aid must promote green energy and continue to allow governments to provide subsidies for...
On 2 April, the European Parliament voted on proposals by Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger to revise EU rules on nuclear safety. The Greens criticized the outcome of...
1. The fifth EU-US Energy Council met in Brussels, chaired by EU High Representative/Vice President Catherine Ashton, EU Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger, US Secretary of...
The completion of the internal electricity market – due in 2014 – is absolutely vital. Bottlenecks have to be eliminated by speeding up investments in transmission...
The third Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) will take place in The Hague, The Netherlands on 24-25 March 2014. It will bring together 53 countries and four...
Europe’s leaders have spurred confidence over the future of renewable energy despite stalling over 2030 targets. In a last-minute addition to the European Council’s conclusions, leaders...
A 30% renewables target for 2030 would cut Europe’s reliance on gas imports by almost three times as much as the European Commission’s proposal for 27%,...