EU adopts watered-down plan to cut gas demand by 15% by March
EU energy ministers agreed to voluntarily reduce the demand for natural gas by 15% through March, but with several changes to the plan
Hungary, Serbia sign green hydrogen deal
The MoU was signed by Zorana Mihajlović, Minister of Mining and Energy, and László Palkovics, Minister of Technology and Industry
Portugal, Switzerland launch pumped storage hydropower plants of over 2 GW in total
Iberdrola inaugurated its pumped storage plant Tâmega Gigabattery in Portugal and a similar facility was commissioned in Switzerland
Energy Community Secretariat initiates infringement procedures against Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Serbia
The secretariat seeks a decision from the Ministerial Council on the party's failure to comply with its obligation from the treaty
Climate change impacting wine, olive production in drought-stricken Italy
The Italian way of life is under threat, especially in the valley of the river Po, which turned into a creek due to the ongoing drought
EU asks member states to cut gas consumption by 15% by March
It has also proposed a legislation which would allow the commission to introduce a binding target for gas reduction
Germany to reconsider nuclear plant shutdown in following weeks
Faced with the gas supply crunch, German ministers from the Greens are willing to reconsider the scheduled closure of the last nuclear plants
Timmermans: EU risks conflict, strife due to energy crisis
The EU's top official Frans Timmermans claims a short-term return to fossil fuels is needed to prevent the risk of civil unrest