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The German cabinet has approved EU emergency measures to push the country's renewables expansion.

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A European ban on imports of diesel fuel and other products made from crude oil in Russian refineries takes effect Feb. 5

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30/01/2023

A sharp drop in gas prices led economists and analysts to update their economic forecasts for the eurozone.

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Gas prices fall, inflation eases. Can the eurozone escape a recession?

24/01/2023

The German, French and European Union flags flutter in the wind at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 29, 2019.

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'Two souls in one chest': Germany and France renew strained alliance

22/01/2023

Miners and utility workers protest against EU commitments to phase out coal and cut energy sector greenhouse gas emissions, in Sofia, Bulgaria, 12 January 2023.

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Coal phaseout: Bulgaria votes to backtrack on EU green commitments

13/01/2023

Finland’s wind power capacity increased by 75 per cent last year.

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Finland boosted its wind power by 75% in 2022

12/01/2023

About 39% of respondents admit they struggle to pay their monthly bills "from time to time" or even "most of the time."

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Nearly half of Europeans say their standards of living have declined

12/01/2023

Core inflation gives a more accurate description of the economy because it excludes the volatile prices of food and energy.

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Explained: What is core inflation and what it says about the economy

09/01/2023

The latest inflation numbers for the eurozone still represent a far cry from the 2% target set by the European Central Bank.

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Eurozone inflation falls back to single digits at 9.2%

06/01/2023

Support for Ukraine and the energy crisis are among Sweden's priorities for its rotating presidency.

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Sweden now helms the EU Council presidency. Here are its priorities

04/01/2023

Governments are pushing ahead with financial support for green hydrogen plants.

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What are the risks of transitioning to ‘green’ hydrogen?

29/12/2022

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen on screen as he remotely addresses the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on October 13.

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War, energy crisis and inflation: The EU's top 5 stories of the year

27/12/2022

Germany's Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

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State of the Union: What were the top stories in the EU this week?

23/12/2022

Germany's renewable energy scheme is aimed at rapidly expanding use of wind and solar power.

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EU approves €28 billion German renewable energy scheme

22/12/2022

Solar panels are installed at a floating photovoltaic plant on a lake in Haltern.

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Which EU country installed the most solar power in 2022?

20/12/2022

The landfall facility of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, in Lubmin, Germany, on July 21, 2022.

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EU gas use dropped by 20% but some nations failed to reach key target

20/12/2022

EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson speaks, prior to a meeting of EU Energy Ministers, at an energy council in Brussels, Dec. 19, 2022.

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EU green lights first-ever cap for gas prices

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