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Europe Decoded

The EU may have reached its 'whatever it takes' moment.

Draghi's famous "whatever it takes" comments helped save the euro. Can these words once more bring unity as the bloc deals with war on its doorstep and a crippling energy crisis?

Economy

Explained: Just how dependent is the EU on Russian oil?

The bloc gets over 25% of its oil from Russia through a vast network of ports and pipelines.

Europe News

Belgians resigned but not yet panicking as prices continue to rise

Inflation in Belgium is one of the highest in Europe, while Brussels has a high unemployment rate.

Europe News

Any EU state could be next victim of Russian energy cuts — Commission

The European Commission is due to publish proposals on a potential Russian oil embargo, following a meeting of energy ministers in Brussels.

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Green News

Euroviews. Want a career in sustainability? Here are the skills you will need

Green jobs are one of the fastest-growing sectors, so read on for everything you need to know to get hired.

Europe News

EU allows Spain and Portugal to cap electricity prices temporarily

The political agreement should result in electricity bills being temporarily halved for about 40% of Spanish and Portuguese consumers with regulated rates.

Money

EU sees a way to pay for Russian gas without breaching war sanctions

Russian president Vladimir Putin had decreed in March that all payments for oil and gas must be made in roubles after the West imposed sanctions.

Home

Human waste turned into fuel to heat homes - and cook food

The human waste is turned into briquettes which can be used as an alternative to coal

Europe Decoded

The EU needs lithium to help wean it off oil. But is there enough?

Lithium mining has been controversial in Serbia and Portugal, but it is integral to Europe's energy transition.

Living

Big Power Switch Off: What is it and can it bring energy prices down?

People in the UK switched off their electricity for 10 minutes on Sunday to protest the rising cost of energy.

Economy

After coal, the EU faces an uphill battle to ban Russian oil and gas

As EU countries agree to ban Russian coal, all eyes turn to oil and gas, Moscow's most profitable exports.

Europe Decoded

Coal, vodka and Putin's daughters: Here are the latest EU sanctions

For the first time, EU countries have agreed to target energy supplies, even if coal represents a small fraction of total purchases.

Europe News

Euroviews. Watch: Do MEPs think the EU should ban imports of Russian gas and oil?

The bloc has decided to phase out all purchases of Russian coal. Should oil and gas be next?

Green News

What does the UK government's new strategy mean for households?

Environmental campaigners and politicians say the new strategy fails to implement quick wins to lower emissions and stave off the rising cost of energy bills.

Europe News

EU's spending since war began: Russian energy €35bn; Ukraine aid €1bn

The "gigantic difference" reflects the need for the EU to become independent from Russian fossil fuels, the bloc's foreign policy chief said.

Russia

Ukraine denies responsibility for Russian fuel depot attack

The Russian governor of the region claimed that Ukrainian helicopters flew into Russia to attack the site at Belgorod, a logistics hub 40km from the border.

Russia

Will Putin cut Europe off if gas payments aren't made in roubles?

Moscow says its demand for "unfriendly" buyers to pay for gas in roubles does not mean supplies will be immediately interrupted.

Ukraine

Euroviews. Ukraine paying the price of EU's energy dependency on Russia | View

"At the start of March, as Russian troops destroyed Ukrainian cities, the EU was paying Russia around €800 million a day for gas — drastically undercutting the economic impact of Western sanctions and funding the war."

Europe Decoded

Analysis: How the EU's gas addiction is helping Russia's war machine

In little over a month since Russia invaded Ukraine, the EU spent more than €21 billion on Russian fossil fuels, including €13 billion on gas, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Ukraine remains in focus as Brussels hosts summits

US president Joe Biden was in the Belgian capital to try and demonstrate the West's unity.

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