Dan Jørgensen
EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts
Brussels will soon tell Hungary and Slovakia to stop dealing with Moscow — whether they like it or not. But the EU’s enforcement plan is fuzzier.
EU to propose blanket ban on Russian gas
Europe’s final plan to quit Russian energy: Enlist wary execs
Orbán’s man in Brussels stalls Russian energy exit plan
Britain braces for a Trump hand grenade at London energy summit
EU will use Trump tariff freeze to push new fossil fuel deal
Trump administration will head to London energy summit … and into a row
Russia and US discuss restarting Nord Stream pipelines, Kremlin says
EU countries are against reviving the ruptured gas links, which experts say will also prove legally difficult — even if there’s an American buyout.
EU delays its exit strategy from Russian energy amid geopolitical turmoil
The bloc will miss a self-imposed deadline to unveil its plan to end reliance on Moscow.
A Trump gas deal risks EU’s green goals, Finland warns
Consuming more U.S. fossil fuels contradicts Europe’s climate targets, Finland’s top energy official told POLITICO.
EU devours Russian gas at record speed despite cutoff
Pressure to impose sanctions, a raging war and a looming Trump presidency still have not quenched the bloc’s thirst for Russian gas.
Pump Russian gas or face the consequences, Fico threatens Ukraine
The Slovak prime minister has appealed to the EU to intervene in a growing row with Kyiv.
Europe’s Russian energy sanctions have run out of steam. Can Poland fire them up again?
Warsaw wants to use its turn in the EU’s rotating chair to take on Russian imports.
Slovakia profiting from war with Russian gas transit gambit, Kyiv charges
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s fears for energy security are unfounded, senior Ukrainian official tells POLITICO.
Nuclear countries clash with new EU energy chief over 2040 green goal
Dan Jørgensen pushed back on calls to add atomic power into the EU’s renewables target after facing backlash from pro-nuclear countries for the freshly proposed goal.
EU’s new energy chief vows to end Russian fuel ties for good
Momentum for quitting Moscow’s revenue driver has stalled. “Something new needs to happen,” Dan Jørgensen told POLITICO.
Hungary ready to quit Russian oil — for a price
Hungary’s sole refiner of Russian crude told POLITICO it wants millions in EU funds to help it end a reliance on Moscow.
The EU’s next energy chief has a money problem
Dan Jørgensen is under pressure to lower energy prices and kick out cheaper Russian fuel — all without increasing budgets too much.
Germany retains quiet grip on Europe’s finances
Von der Leyen’s loyalists hail from countries that don’t like splashing the cash. While others may have posher titles, those frugal hands still hold the power.
How Teresa Ribera became the second-most-powerful person in Brussels
Spain’s climate expert is poised to become the EU’s competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer — all in one.
Who works for whom in the new EU power structure
POLITICO reveals the lines of command in Ursula von der Leyen’s second term.
Spain’s Ribera hints she won’t obstruct EU nuclear expansion
Pro-nuclear countries have expressed worries that Teresa Ribera won’t support the technology as the EU’s next green chief.
Meet the commissioners: Class of 2024
Everything you need to know about Ursula von der Leyen’s team for her second term.
Ursula von der Leyen’s new European Commission
Commission president hands out the top jobs in her new team.
Denmark’s Jørgensen tapped for top EU energy and housing job
He has been a prominent negotiator at the annual United Nations COP climate summits.