AEI: Romania has reached a level of gas deposit loading of 47%
Romania benefits from imported gas nowadays and has reached a level of gas deposits loading of 47%, it is shown…
EU Parliament groups unite behind 14.5% energy savings goal for 2030
The four largest political groups in the European Parliament have united behind proposals to raise the EU’s energy efficiency target…
EC wants to increase state aid to companies affected by energy crisis and inflation
EU companies affected by sanctions imposed on Russia in the context of the war in Ukraine could benefit from a…
ROMATOM: Including nuclear energy in the EU Taxonomy opens up opportunities for private funding
The inclusion of nuclear energy in the EU Taxonomy opens up private financing opportunities for this type of projects, it…
HENRO welcomes the EP’s decision to include nuclear energy and gas in the taxonomy
Europe needs a realistic strategy for the coming years to increase its capacity to produce low-carbon electricity and achieve its…
President Iohannis welcomes the inclusion of gas and nuclear in the Taxonomy
President Klaus Iohannis praised the European Parliament’s positive results in accepting nuclear energy and gas in the transition to a…
10 countries call on the EC to accelerate the introduction of nuclear in the Taxonomy
Virgil Popescu, Minister of Energy of Romania, together with the Ministers of Energy of Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France,…
EU Taxonomy should not divide the EU in time of crisis
The result of the current political debate on the EU Taxonomy Complementary Delegated Act will significantly shape the European energy…
Cătălin Niță, FPPG: More coordination is needed in the energy industry
The energy industry needs more coordination and the lack of a clear strategy is felt not only in Romania but…
EU Council adopted the Gas Storage Regulation
Three months after the publication of the legislative proposal by the Commission, the EU Council has finally adopted the regulation…
More and more gas drilling projects resurrected around Europe
Besides diversification, saving energy, or pushing for renewables, some countries have opted to expand existing gas drilling sites or exploit…
European Parliament’s ETS reform met with widespread criticism
The European Parliament’s approval on 23 June of a draft law overhauling the bloc’s emissions trading system (EU ETS) has…
EBC: EU nations spent an estimated 60 bln. euro on Russian fuels
EU nations have spent an estimated 60 billion euros on Russian coal, oil, and fossil gas since the country launched…
EU overshoots 2020 climate target, records 34% drop in emissions
The European Union slashed greenhouse gas emissions 34% below 1990 levels by 2020, overshooting the bloc’s target of 20%, according…
EC and Romania have signed an agreement to stimulate investment in SMEs and the green transition
European Commission signed a contribution agreement with Romania on Wednesday in order to use the InvestEU Fund as a tool…
Russian natural gas substitution – scenarios proposed by FEL Romania
The escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has amplified the effects of the energy crisis and calls for a rethinking of…
EC calls on Romania to transpose the Renewable Energy Directive
The European Commission decided on Thursday to send reasoned opinions to Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal…
Four countries want to increase the EU’s offshore wind capacity tenfold
Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark have pledged to build at least 150 GW of wind power in the North…
EC adopted REPowerEU: The RES targets grows to 45% in 2030, extra hundreds of billions of euro to be invested
The European Commission today presented the REPowerEU Plan, which provides for major changes, needed to ensure the independence from Russian…
Bulgaria asks EU to authorize a tax exemption on electricity and gas
Bulgaria, a country deeply affected by rising energy prices, will ask the European Commission this week to allow it to…
EU will allow renewable projects to be authorized in less than a year
The European Commission wants to speed up the green transition of the EU bloc and at the same time reduce…
Eastern Europe could receive more EU funding to accept the embargo on Russia
The European Commission is considering offering more money to Eastern European member states to upgrade their oil infrastructure in a…
EU adjusts plans to sanction Russian oil to persuade reluctant states
The European Commission has proposed a series of changes to its Russian oil embargo in a bid to persuade reluctant…