EU decision to ban Russian gas is legal grey zone from Energy Community’s perspective
26 February 2026 - The Energy Community Secretariat is organizing the Vienna Forum on European Energy Law, in partnership with Kinstellar
Europe adds 19.1 GW of wind power in 2025 – EU lags behind targets
26 February 2026 - Germany accounted for 30% of European growth of 19.1 GW last year, according to WindEurope. Turkey remains dominant in the southeast.
US landing LNG deals to supply Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans
25 February 2026 - A group of European and Balkan countries agreed with the US to enhance gas supply, primarily by purchasing its LNG
Electric vehicles clearly dominate European city bus market
23 February 2026 - Last year 60% of new city buses in the EU were powered by electricity, and hydrogen, according to Transport & Environment
Aurora: Romania, Bulgaria among top 10 European battery markets
23 February 2026 - Romania and Bulgaria are among the frontrunners in Aurora Energy Research's new European Battery Markets Attractiveness Report
Coal miners’ woes threaten electricity production across region
20 February 2026 - Miners at Romania’s coal complex CE Oltenia have staged protests, including hunger strikes, over plans to scrap meal vouchers and cut wages
Spain’s solar power capacity tops 50 GW
13 February 2026 - Spain’s total solar capacity currently stands at around 50.2 GW, or 34% of the overall electricity generation capacity, according to REE
Von der Leyen: EU working with member states to cut taxes and lower energy prices
12 February 2026 - The taxes that industry pays on power are 15 times higher than on gas, Ursula von der Leyen said at the Antwerp European Industry Summit
EU opens public consultations on climate policy, global carbon market
10 February 2026 - Public consultations are open on EU climate policy after 2030 and the use of international carbon credits, which would form a market
KEY – The Energy Transition Expo: the energy hub becomes increasingly global
10 February 2026 - Of the over 1,000 brands exhibiting at Italian Exhibition Group’s energy transition event, to be held from March 4 to 6 at Rimini Expo Centre, about 32% will be foreign
Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear power plant officially under construction
06 February 2026 - Russia’s Rosatom has poured the first concrete for the foundation of the fifth reactor at Hungary’s nuclear power plant Paks
European offshore wind power for a competitive EU steel industry and vice versa
05 February 2026 - Offshore wind in the North and Baltic Seas is key to Europe’s clean industrial transition, linking green steel, PPAs and the Clean Industrial Deal.