Energy policy of the European Union

The European Commission has approved, in accordance with EU state aid rules, a Bulgarian measure in the amount of 16 million euros to support the expansion of the Bulgartransgaz gas storage facility in Chiren.

Brussels – Following a meeting of the EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, where more ambitious green energy and energy efficiency targets were endorsed, Infrastructure Minister Bojan Kumer noted on Monday that EU member states had shown a high degree of unity in approving the general approach for the two most important Fit for 55 directives.

Bled – A sustainable energy transition, and the role of innovation and investment to enhance it, is in the focus of a two-day conference on the EU’s SET Plan which began in a hybrid format in the town of Bled on Thursday, organised by the Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure and the European Commission.

Ljubljana – Presenting Slovenia’s EU presidency priorities in energy to the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Infrastructure Minister Jernej Vrtovec said Thursday that when it comes to Fit for 55 energy proposals, the Slovenian presidency will start with the revision of directives on renewables and energy efficiency.

The Permanent Representative Committee of the governments of Member States approved the provisional agreement reached by the Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union with the European Parliament on the Natural Gas Directive, with the next step being the adoption of the Directive by the European Parliament, the Ministry of Energy announced on Thursday.

The European Commission has sent a fresh warning to Greece over the crucial project of the electrical interconnection of Crete with Attica, which Athens has unilaterally conceded to state grid operator ADMIE.

Electric vehicles are still too expensive and people love low prices. This was stated by EU Energy Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič in presenting the proposals of the European Commission (EC) for the elimination of fossil fuels in EU transport by 2050.

The new round of negotiations between the Greek government and the European Commission on the project to hook up Crete to the mainland's power grid has come to a total impasse. The issue in question concerns the rejection by Brussels of the project's direct concession to a subsidiary of state-owned grid operator ADMIE.

Turkish and Germany energy ministers signed at the Oct. 26 Turkish-German Energy Forum a letter of intent to develop energy projects.

European Union environment and energy ministers on Dec. 18 agreed renewable energy targets for 2030 ahead of negotiations next year with the European Parliament, which has called for more ambitious green energy goals.