EU earmarks grants for Western Balkans to cope with energy crisis in 2023
Ursula von der Leyen promised budget aid to Western Balkan governments for energy crisis mitigation measures for families and firms.
EU leaders agree in principle to cap sharp increases in gas prices
The European Council agreed in principle on measures to ease the energy crisis, passing the issue to ministers and the European Commission
EU to cap revenue for electricity producers at EUR 180 per MWh
Ursula von der Leyen presented measures to bring down power prices including and decouple the dominant influence of gas in the sector
Bulgaria reviewing gas transit contracts with Gazprom after delivery suspension
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said Gazprom's move is blackmail and that the government is reviewing all agreements, including the ones on transit
EU mulls higher renewables target for 2030 to speed up shift from Russian fossil fuels
Last year the European Commission proposed lifting the existing 32% target for renewables in the overall energy mix to 40%, and is now considering raising it to 45%.
EU rolls out plan to cut demand for Russian gas by two thirds in 2022
The European Commission outlined a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030, starting with gas
EU kicks off EUSEW: sustainable energy is key to overcome energy crisis
Renewables insure the EU against rising energy prices and cut its dependency on fossil fuel imports, Von der Leyen said at the opening of EUSEW
Serbia eyes minority stake in Hungarian nuclear power plant Paks II
Serbia is willing to become a minority shareholder of the nuclear power plant in the Hungarian city of Paks, the Serbian president has said.
