On 5 June, the Commission published a Commission Staff Working Document evaluating the ‘Car Labelling Directive’ (Directive 1999/94/EC) Main findings The evaluation finds that the Directive’s measures have generally empowered consumers to make more informed choices towards vehicles with lower CO2 emissions and higher fuel efficiency, with overall benefits outweighing the modest costs. The Directive’s provisions can …
As part of its mission to regulate retail markets, the French energy regulator CRE aims to work towards strengthening the proper functioning of the electricity and natural gas markets for the benefit of end consumers. To achieve this goal, CRE has launched several projects to monitor the consistency of suppliers’ offers, introduce prudential rules and …
Global energy investment is set to reach a record USD 3.3 trillion in 2025, according to the IEA’s World Energy Investment 2025 report, despite geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty. The surge is primarily driven by energy security priorities, decarbonization targets, and supportive industrial policies. Clean energy investment – including renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, …
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The Commission has held a high-level Implementation Dialogue on permitting for renewable energy projects and related energy infrastructure. As lengthy, complex and frequently unpredictable permitting processes are a major bottleneck that often delays new projects in the clean energy transition, overcoming these challenges is essential to achieving the EU legal goal of at least 42.5% renewable …
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On 2 June 2025 Markus Rauramo – CEO of Fortum – took the reigns as President of Eurelectric, the trade association representing the European electricity industry in Brussels. He is joined by Vice-Presidents Catherine MacGregor – CEO of Engie – and Georgios Stassis – Chairman and CEO of PPC. Together, the new Presidency team brings …
The European Commission published on 2 June 2025 its guidance on anticipatory investments for developing future electricity networks. The document is aimed at Member States, national regulatory authorities, as well as transmission and distribution system operators, with the goal of creating appropriate conditions for grid investments that reflect future needs, while ensuring energy affordability for …
In its latest report, “Summer Outlook 2025”, published on 28 May 2025, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) confirms that there are no overall risks to electricity supply security across most of the EU for the upcoming summer. The identified potential issues are limited to a few markets with constrained interconnection …
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Round table “Sprint towards sustainable grids“ Summary of the discussion On 15 May 2025, the Energy Management Institute (EMI) organized a roundtable discussion on one of the most important issues for a successful energy transition in Bulgaria and Europe – the need to ensure accelerated investments in the electricity grid infrastructure as a condition for …
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In line with the EU Strategy for a Clean Industrial Transition and the Clean Industry Deal, the European Commission has adopted a delegated regulation setting out the rules for determining and calculating the greenhouse gas emissions applicable to European oil and gas producers which must provide new solutions for CO2 storage by 2030. On the …
Projects for the production of hydrogen from renewable sources will receive European funding. The projects, located in five countries (Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Norway), are expected to produce nearly 2.2 million tonnes of hydrogen from renewable sources over a ten-year period, thereby avoiding over 15 million tonnes of CO2 emissions. The hydrogen will …
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