German chancellor worried about reigniting domestic row over Russian gas imports
Some large electricity generators were not doing their job to help control voltage, claims parent company’s chair
Paris wins approval from Berlin to remove anti-nuclear bias in EU legislation, say officials
Last month’s outage has revived a decades-long dispute over cross-border electricity connections
Copenhagen will examine pros and cons of using small modular reactors to balance renewables in its energy mix
European Commission will propose rules next month requiring contract details to be shared with energy and security authorities
Also in this newsletter: Germany, France and the Netherlands urged to clear way for new border checks
Plan to be announced by European Commission aimed at forcing member states to end gas imports from Moscow
Also in this newsletter: auditors damp hopes on success of Brussels’ industrial aims
Sweden, Belgium and Czech Republic argue country’s market restructuring could drive prices down
London summit will focus on security of supply and lessons of crisis that followed Russian invasion of Ukraine
Brussels says invoking force majeure clause would allow contract termination without penalties
Bloc may push to buy more LNG from the US if it fits with green goals, says European energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen
Commodity houses face battle from trading network that has served Moscow since invasion
Caught between Russia and an increasingly adversarial US, Germany’s ties to Europe are being tested
Ignacio Galán urges Madrid to avoid repeating Germany’s ‘big mistake’
The 2025 ranking highlights growth successes in challenging economic times, from shifts in solar power to fintech funding and AI-enhanced CCTV targeting shoplifters. Plus changing Italian business culture and Nordic companies leading the EV charge
Draft guidelines show Brussels plans to continue softer policing of state aid curbs to enable green goals
Brussels hopes a ‘more flexible’ filling trajectory will reduce market disruption
Energy company chiefs say EU must ‘urgently’ remove various taxes and simplify bills
Until the continent fixes its underlying energy mix it will find it hard to fully quash the siren song of Russian imports
Gas prices fall as traders look to possible end of three-year war
Proposal draws backlash from industry, warning it could damage ‘trust’
Countries have had to draw more on storage facilities due to Asian competition for LNG shipments
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania switch to EU network after 80 years with former Soviet ruler
