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EU launches EUR 17.5 billion energy efficiency initiative for SMEs
16 September 2025 - The European Union plans to double support for small and medium-sized enterprises in the 2025-2027 period
Von der Leyen: EU needs more homegrown renewables with nuclear as baseload
11 September 2025 - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her 2025 State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Energy Traders Europe calls for clear rules before CBAM implementation
28 August 2025 - Energy Traders Europe has sent proposals to the European Commission regarding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
CE Oltenia to set up subsidiary to take over coal power plants slated for closure
25 August 2025 - CE Oltenia’s “lignite subsidiary” is envisaged under a restructuring and decarbonization plan approved by the European Commission.
EU preparing roadmap on digitalization, AI in energy
19 August 2025 - The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a roadmap for digitalization and AI in the energy sector.
Clean energy, grid upgrade projects in Western Balkans to be backed under EU’s Growth Plan
02 July 2025 - The European Commission has proposed the first support package, worth EUR 87.7 million, under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.
EU nuclear ambitions: EUR 241 billion in investment needed by 2050
17 June 2025 - The European Commission has estimated investments needed for the member states' nuclear energy plans at EUR 241 billion until 2050
Olympus carbon capture project breaks ground in Greece
29 May 2025 - Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is a must for the future of the cement industry, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said
EU awards nearly EUR 1 billion in subsidies to renewable hydrogen projects
21 May 2025 - The subsidies for renewable hydrogen were awarded via the second auction organized by the European Hydrogen Bank (EHB)
European Commission launches call for investment in green transition, critical raw materials in Western Balkans
28 April 2025 - Private businesses from the EU, the EEA, and the Western Balkans are invited to express interest in investing in the region
Croatia earmarks EUR 1.6 billion for Social Plan for Climate Policy
08 April 2025 - The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition has presented the Social Plan for Climate Policy and the EU ETS 2
EU gives European carmakers more time to comply with CO2 standards
02 April 2025 - Transport & Environment says the delay for carmakers proposed by the European Commission must be the final concession
Serbian organizations, academic community urge EU against declaring lithium project Jadar strategic
02 April 2025 - The National Convention on the EU expressed concern in a letter to European officials about the consequences of granting strategic status to the Jadar project
EU mission in Serbia handed 100,000 signatures against declaring Rio Tinto’s Jadar a strategic project
31 March 2025 - Informal environmentalist organization Eko Straža has submitted a letter with 100,000 signatures to the Delegation of the EU to Serbia
14 GW of energy storage capacity under construction in Europe
12 March 2025 - There are 147 energy storage projects under construction in Europe, totaling 14 GW, according to the European Energy Storage Inventory
European Commission seeks one-year delay for CBAM in leaked draft
24 February 2025 - The European Commission's leaked draft legislative proposal contains significant potential changes to how the EU's CBAM will operate