Rise in market share highlights difficulty of weaning the region off Russian energy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has taken out half of his country’s electricity generating capacity
Rise highlights continuing market unease despite close to record levels of storage
Strategy for transmission networks needs a rethink to avoid rising costs
Central and eastern member states say expensive transit tax is damaging energy diversification efforts
Older workers in demand as western companies prepare for biggest wave of new projects in decades
Revised figure comes as impact of Red Sea trade disruption proves milder than expected
With one more careful push, the bloc could wean itself off Moscow’s gas entirely
Naftogaz chief executives highlights air strikes targeting natural gas tanks used by European countries
The bloc has avoided an energy crisis, but the short-term solutions could harm competitiveness and the green transition down the line
Warning comes as Nordic and Baltic countries seek total ban on imports of the fuel from Moscow
Also in this newsletter: the far-right politicians descending on Brussels
Intervention comes as EU leaders prepare to debate bloc’s economic competitiveness
Markus Krebber says there will be ‘significant structural demand destruction’ in energy-intensive sectors
Energy dependency turns out not to have been as effective a weapon as Putin thought
Analysts say region may hit replenished capacity targets by summer
Alexander De Croo urges bloc not to replace one energy dependency for another
There never was such a thing and to base policy on it would be a serious mistake
Falling capacity pushes up premiums for diesel ahead of crude
Also in this newsletter: EU imports of Russian LNG decrease for first time in six months
Advanced economies break link between growth and carbon pollution but developing economies remain dependent
This year’s ranking highlights businesses that have achieved rapid revenue rises while grappling with the effects of Covid-19, war, and an energy crisis
Regional benchmark trades at lowest rate since Russia began curtailing supplies to Europe in 2021
Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia say Berlin levy could increase ‘geopolitical dependency’ on Moscow
Siegfried Russwurm says government’s climate agenda is ‘more dogmatic than any other country I know’
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