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EU gears up for fight with Russian energy holdouts

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.

May 7, 2025 4:20 am CET
EU to propose blanket ban on Russian gas
Strengthening the EU’s global leadership on water resilience 
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Strengthening the EU’s global leadership on water resilience 

May 6, 2025 5:00 am CET
Europe’s final plan to quit Russian energy: Enlist wary execs
EU countries soften push to stop Chinese tech buyouts
EU scientists sound alarm over escalating spring drought
Orbán’s man in Brussels stalls Russian energy exit plan
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Klingbeil, Pistorius, Bas … German Social Democrats reveal ministers for Merz Cabinet

Germany’s junior coalition partner hands key ministries to familiar faces — and springs a few surprises.

May 5, 2025 9:51 am CET

EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center

Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.

May 5, 2025 4:20 am CET

Save our Steel: Trump’s tariffs and Chinese overcapacity force governments to act

Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.

May 2, 2025 4:44 am CET

Trump’s tariffs could sink gas deal with Europe, top energy boss warns

EU firms want to buy more American energy — but not if it becomes pricier.

April 30, 2025 4:01 am CET

The mechanics behind Spain’s mega-blackout

People rarely think about Europe’s criss-crossing energy system. We tell you how it works, what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next.

April 29, 2025 10:03 pm CET

Spanish grid operator rules out cyberattack in its facilities after power cut

There has not been any type of intrusion in the electrical network control systems,” authorities say.

April 29, 2025 1:12 pm CET

99 percent of Spain’s power supply restored after blackout, authorities say

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to meet the National Security Council as Spain seeks to figure out what happened.

April 29, 2025 8:33 am CET

Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM Sánchez

“This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.

April 28, 2025 11:26 pm CET

Why did the lights go out in Spain and Portugal? 

And what does it mean for Europe, its power grids and its electricity?

April 28, 2025 8:59 pm CET

Stay home, Spanish PM urges citizens as Iberian power outage continues

Portugal also remains in the dark following mass power outage south of the Pyrenees.

April 28, 2025 1:06 pm CET

Merz announces first German Cabinet choices

Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting hands key ministries to CDU veterans and business figures, setting the tone for a more conservative, security-focused government.

April 28, 2025 10:06 am CET

Keir Starmer bets on green patriotism to beat fossil fuels — and Farage

The U.K. government wants to “take back control” of energy supply — but is it swapping one dependence for another?

April 25, 2025 4:32 pm CET
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Trump’s efforts to split Europe and China on clean energy fall flat

The U.S. argument against the green transition felt “quiet and out of place,” said one official.

April 25, 2025 4:28 pm CET
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UK in talks to buy back nuclear sites from French firm EDF

“Discussions are continuing” between the two governments on the U.K. acquiring three sites, an official told POLITICO.

April 25, 2025 4:11 pm CET

Trump officials pressure world’s top energy agency to drop climate mission

U.S. and European officials are sparring in meetings of the International Energy Agency, which helps guide global investments and policies.

April 25, 2025 4:30 am CET

German coalition member backs US easing Nord Stream sanctions in Russia peace talks

A move by the White House to grant a reprieve to Russian energy divides Berlin’s incoming government.

April 24, 2025 5:06 pm CET

Europe faces ‘decisive moment’ in energy security battle, von der Leyen warns

Without action, twin threats of Russian sabotage and high prices will batter the bloc, the Commission President said.

April 24, 2025 4:44 pm CET

UK’s Miliband: We can work with US and China on energy security

The U.S. has used the U.K.-hosted energy summit to boost fossil fuels over the transition to net zero.

April 24, 2025 3:39 pm CET

Trump official rips climate policy at London energy summit

Acting Assistant Secretary Tommy Joyce also took aim at Joe Biden’s climate legacy.

April 24, 2025 12:42 pm CET

European Commission blacklists groups lobbying for Huawei

EU executive won’t meet with lobby groups “acting on Huawei’s behalf” following bribery scandal.

April 24, 2025 4:25 am CET

Pope Francis, the isolated climate moralist 

In the weeks before his death, Francis repeated a decade-old plea for a break from both Trumpian greed and the left’s economic rationalism.

April 24, 2025 4:24 am CET

White House debates lifting sanctions on Russian energy assets, Nord Stream

The debate pits Steve Witkoff against State Department and U.S. energy export proponents.

April 24, 2025 2:15 am CET

EU to float ban on new Russian energy contracts

The idea will be one of several options Brussels will suggest in May to sever Russian energy links.

April 22, 2025 6:09 pm CET

Spain unveils plan to meet NATO’s defense spending target this year

Madrid is ramping up a timeline that would have only seen it meet the alliance’s goal in 2029.

April 22, 2025 2:10 pm CET
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