Energy Policy in the EU

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Towards a low carbon energy: the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (Paris, from 28 October 2008, 00:00 CET to 28 October 2008, 00:00 CET) —

A conference entitled 'Towards a low carbon energy: the European Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan' is scheduled for 28 October in Paris, France.

EU countries thrash out compromise on liberalising energy sector — 10 October 2008, 22:54 CET

EU Member States on Friday agreed on rules for liberalising their energy markets, securing the deal by including measures to prevent sector giants from taking too much control.

Lithuania warns EU over carbon caps, nuclear plant shutdown — 09 October 2008, 17:31 CET

Lithuania warns it could reject EU caps on carbon dioxide emissions if the bloc fails to let it delay the closure of a Soviet-era nuclear plant that provides the bulk of its power.

US envoy stresses unified EU energy policy in Bulgaria talks — 07 October 2008, 21:52 CET

A US diplomat on Tuesday spoke of the importance of a unified European energy stance on the eve of Bulgarian-Russian energy talks in Sofia.

Slovak PM bans heating price growth ahead of euro — 03 October 2008, 18:46 CET

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has banned the state-run Bratislava heating company from increasing heating prices in a bid to curb inflation before planned euro adoption on January 1, 2009, the daily Pravda reported on Friday.

Russia delays south Europe gas pipeline: report — 03 October 2008, 11:51 CET

Russian gas giant Gazprom has delayed by at least two years the launch of the South Stream pipeline linking Russia to southern Europe, a newspaper reported Friday, citing a company document.

Gas price for Europe hits 500-dollar milestone: Gazprom — 01 October 2008, 16:54 CET

Russia will for the first time charge European customers over 500 dollars per 1,000 cubic metres of gas in October after prices grew faster than expected, gas monopoly Gazprom said Wednesday.

Commission fines "paraffin mafia" cartel EUR 676m — 01 October 2008, 23:47 CET

The Commission on Wednesday announced it was fining paraffin wax producers more than EUR 676 million for operating a price fixing cartel that included Shell, Exxonmobil and Total.

Ghana's ruling NPP vows to manage oil money well — 23 September 2008, 22:46 CET

Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Tuesday pledged to manage the country's future oil revenue well if it is re-elected in December polls.

Lithuania eyes Areva, Candu, GE, Westinghouse for nuclear plant — 22 September 2008, 18:58 CET

Lithuania is eyeing four firms, France's Areva, Canada's Candu as well as the US-based General Electric and Westinghouse, as candidates to build a nuclear power plant by 2016, the Lithuanian Electricity Organisation (LEO) said Monday.

EU sues Portugal over special rights in power group EDP — 18 September 2008, 14:11 CET

The European Commission said Thursday it will sue Portugal over rules that limit voting rights in Portuguese energy group EDP, but do not apply to the state.

Energy dominates EU-Central Asia talks — 18 September 2008, 14:26 CET

The European Union wants to look at ways of tapping into Central Asia's vast energy reserves, an official said Thursday at the opening of a foreign ministers' meeting in Paris.

EU vows to help Vilnius reduce Russian energy dependence — 17 September 2008, 18:51 CET

The European Commission on Wednesday promised to help Lithuania reduce its dependence on Russian energy supplies while not allowing it to keep its Soviet-era nuclear plant.

Additional pipeline projects no danger to Nabucco: Barroso — 15 September 2008, 22:26 CET

Alternative projects pose no threat to the European Union's flagship Nabucco gas pipeline, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in Budapest on Monday.

Euro-MPs seek to limit use of biofuels — 11 September 2008, 18:05 CET

MEPs approve EU plans to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent but call for stricter limits to be set on the controversial use of biofuels.

Nuclear fusion research takes a step forward — 11 September 2008, 16:54 CET

Europe, Japan and the ITER organisation have achieved a landmark success in their quest to create a nuclear-fusion-powered reactor. Fusion for Energy (F4E), the Joint Undertaking that provides Europe's contribution to ITER, has, with the support of its partners, successfully tested a prototype superconductor for a major component of the ITER project.

Biofuel boom 'profiting corporations', not locals — 10 September 2008, 10:14 CET

The boom in biofuel production in Latin America, particularly Brazil, is benefiting corporations but not local people, a network of environmental activist groups said in a report released on Wednesday.

Azerbaijan minister backs Nabucco pipeline to Europe — 09 September 2008, 19:00 CET

A top Azerbaijani official on Tuesday renewed his country's support for an EU-backed project to build the Nabucco gas pipeline to Europe, following fears the Georgia crisis could derail the project.

Nabucco pipeline 'on track' despite Georgia-Russia conflict — 05 September 2008, 10:11 CET

The Nabucco gas pipeline, which seeks to link central Asia's gas fields with Europe, is on track despite the Russia-Georgia conflict, the project's chief executive says.

EU urged to diversify energy sources — 04 September 2008, 22:28 CET

The International Energy Agency urged European Union nations Thursday to diversify their energy sources and speak with one voice when negotiating with suppliers such as Russia.

Georgia-Russia conflict changes the energy equation — 03 September 2008, 00:41 CET

Officials at the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline announced last week that the pipeline is fully functional and work has started to refill it. But in the weeks since the pipeline stopped working due to a fire along the Turkish section, much has changed along the pipeline's route due to the Georgian-Russian conflict.

Medvedev says Russia will not turn off EU gas tap — 03 September 2008, 00:34 CET

Russia will fulfill all its contractual gas export commitments to the European Union, President Dmitry Medvedev told Euronews television on Tuesday.

Belarus offers Lithuania power from future nuclear plant: PM — 03 September 2008, 00:29 CET

Belarus plans to build a new nuclear power plant by 2015 that could possibly export energy to neighbour Lithuanuia, Belarus Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky said Tuesday in Lithuania.

Russia will 'diversify,' not limit energy exports to EU: Putin — 01 September 2008, 00:00 CET

Russia has no intention of limiting oil and gas exports to Europe, but rather it will "diversify" them, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Sunday in an interview ahead of an emergency EU summit on Georgia.

Georgian crisis puts EU supplies of Russian energy back in focus — 31 August 2008, 14:04 CET

The Georgian crisis is focusing EU attention on how to loosen Moscow's grip on its energy supplies, but the European Union and Russia's interdependence makes a radical rethink nearly impossible, experts said.