EU aims to agree new energy efficiency law in 2023
Legislators aim to sign off on a new law to boost energy efficiency next year, despite slow progress in talks between the European Parliament and the 27 EU countries.
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December 26, 2022 Stage set for fight over EU’s 2030 renewable energy target
A majority of EU member states have backed a 40% target for renewable energies like wind and solar by 2030 – a far cry from the 45% objective tabled by the European Commission and supported by Parliament earlier this year in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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December 25, 2022 EU consumers feel food costs are unfairly distributed, says research
Increases in food prices and shortages worry most European consumers, new research reveals, while nearly half of those surveyed believe these costs are being unfairly distributed across the continent.
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December 24, 2022 EU Commission greenlights capacity boost for French turbines
The European Commission gave a green light, needed under the EU state aid framework, for France to help wind energy producers temporarily increase the capacity of their farms.
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December 23, 2022 The return of the flat European oyster
European researchers are trying to revive Europe’s native oyster, that over the last century has become almost extinct.
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December 22, 2022 Spain approves banking tax, excludes most foreign bank units
MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish Senate gave the final approval to a windfall tax on banks and large energy companies on Wednesday, designed to alleviate the cost of living crisis, although largely leaving out smaller local lenders and foreign banks’ units in Spain.
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December 22, 2022 Ukraine rushing to show progress on EU-bound reforms
Ukraine is pressing ahead with reforms like never before, despite the ongoing war, Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna told EURACTIV as Kyiv is racing to demonstrate progress in the face of growing signals that it is unlikely to get preferential treatment on its EU path.
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December 21, 2022 Gas giant Algeria slams EU gas price cap
Africa’s top gas exporter Algeria on Tuesday (20 December) spoke out against a European Union price cap on natural gas, saying it would threaten upstream investments.
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December 20, 2022 EU Commission ‘fully committed’ to fight anti-Muslim hatred but lacks coordinator
This article is part of our special report Mapping anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe. While Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment keeps growing across the EU, lawmakers have called on the European Commission to quickly appoint the EU coordinator to fight anti-Muslim hatred and step up efforts to tackle discrimination across the Union.
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December 19, 2022 EU countries back watered down methane regulation
EU energy ministers agreed new rules on Monday (19 December) to tackle methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, but were immediately criticised by the European Commission and campaigners for reducing the law’s initial ambition.
