The sensible bet is to accelerate the energy transition
By: EBR | Monday, February 14, 2022
The energy price shock currently gripping Europe is settling in for the long term and needs to be addressed with market reforms to avoid high gas prices pushing up the cost of electricity, writes Teresa Ribera
Automotive industry sounds alarm over expansion of e-charging stations
By: EBR | Friday, February 11, 2022
Germany has fallen far behind its targets for expanding e-car infrastructure and will likely miss its 2030 e-mobility target, according to the German Association of the Automotive Industry
Do the Europeans Trust France?
By: EBR | Friday, February 11, 2022
President Macron’s diplomatic overtures to end the Ukraine-Russia crisis won him cautious praise but also drew criticism. While some EU member states are skeptical of Paris, the alternatives to French leadership are few
MEPs want to strengthen new EU rules for design, production and disposal of batteries
By: EBR | Friday, February 11, 2022
MEPs say new measures for batteries are crucial for the transition to a circular and climate-neutral economy and for EU’s competitiveness and strategic autonomy
Winter 2022 Economic Forecast: Growth expected to regain traction after winter slowdown
By: EBR | Friday, February 11, 2022
The Winter 2022 Economic Forecast projects that, following a notable expansion by 5.3% in 2021, the EU economy will grow by 4.0% in 2022 and 2.8% in 2023
EU takes action to prevent introduction of invasive alien species
By: EBR | Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Commission is taking legal steps against 15 Member States in order to step up the prevention and management of invasive alien species
European Innovation Council: biggest annual funding opportunities for innovators to scale up
By: EBR | Thursday, February 10, 2022
The Commission adopted the 2022 work programme of the European Innovation Council
Culture, education, media and sport must fight structural racism, say MEPs
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Culture and Education Committee proposes measures to fight against offline and online racism and discrimination in culture, education, media and sport sectors
EU is Struggling, Thirty Years After the Maastricht Treaty
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Maastricht Treaty signed thirty years ago, on February 7, 1992, was the last big gamble of European integration
Polls show Europeans’ mixed feelings about Russia, NATO amid Ukraine unease
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 9, 2022
A majority of people in six out of seven canvassed EU countries think Russia will invade Ukraine this year, a new survey has found, while other polls conducted in several countries paint a more complex picture of ambivalent attitudes towards Moscow and NATO
EU tests blockchain certification scheme for rare earths, EV batteries
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 8, 2022
An EU-funded certification scheme using blockchain is being developed for rare earths as automakers demand proof that materials used to make magnets for electric vehicles (EVs) are not linked to toxic pollution
Eurobarometer: defending democracy is top priority for the European Parliament
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Citizens’ support for the EU and the EP in particular has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
Protectionism is a dead-end street for Europe, climate neutrality is the key
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Disruption, transition, transformation, structural change – Europeans today face several megatrends – climate change and the need to decarbonise our economies; digitalisation and the need to re-think workplace organisation; de-globalisation and the need to remain economically relevant
Europe needs smart charging of all EVs now
By: EBR | Monday, February 7, 2022
As sales of electric vehicles continue to rise, smart charging needs to be the standard. In fact, without smart charging as the default, costs for the energy system will increase unnecessarily, burdening all consumers
Why the energy sector’s latest cyberattack in Europe matters
By: EBR | Monday, February 7, 2022
A cyberattack on the major European oil refining hubs of Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) has considerably disrupted the loading and unloading of refined product cargoes amid a continental energy crisis
Campaigners begin legal fight against EU taxonomy’s bioenergy rules
By: EBR | Friday, February 4, 2022
Climate campaigners have started the process of a legal challenge against the European Union over the labelling of investments in bioenergy and bio-based plastics and chemicals as green in its flagship sustainable finance rulebook
Advanced biofuels can replace used cooking oil in aviation, industry says
By: EBR | Thursday, February 3, 2022
Pressure is growing on EU lawmakers to ensure agricultural and waste residues are legally required in the production of green jet fuel to prevent a reliance on imported used cooking oil
EU institutions bolster Europol’s mandate for data-crunching activities
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The European co-legislators agreed on a new mandate for Europol, closing a controversy over the agency’s data processing practices
EU Taxonomy: Commission presents Complementary Climate Delegated Act
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
The European Commission has today presented a Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act on climate change mitigation and adaptation covering certain gas and nuclear activities
Europe remains top destination for US LNG for second month running
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Europe last month remained the top destination for shipments of US liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to Refinitiv data, outpacing exports to Asia for the second month in a row
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