Europe News Poles told to gather firewood amid soaring energy prices The government said it was taking steps to make it easier for people to collect firewood in an effort to ease the pressure created by sky-rocketing energy bills and shortages of coal. 03/06/2022
Europe News 'Historic day': EU sets mandatory gas storage level for winter supply EU member states will need to have their gas storage facilities filled at 80% capacity before next winter, according to a new draft law. 19/05/2022
Europe News Brussels wants to help EU countries with defence spending The EU treaties forbid the Commission from financing military projects. 18/05/2022
Europe Decoded Five things to know about EU's big plan to cut Russian fossil fuels The European Commission has unveiled an ambitious plan which will require an extra €210 billion in investments by 2027. 18/05/2022
Europe News Which parts of the Eurozone are being hardest hit by record inflation? Eurozone inflation is expected to hit a record high of 7.5% in April. 12/05/2022
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? 10/05/2022
Europe Decoded 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. 03/05/2022
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. 03/05/2022
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. 02/05/2022
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. 26/04/2022
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. 14/04/2022
Europe Decoded 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. 12/04/2022
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. 08/04/2022
European Debates 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? 08/04/2022
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. 06/04/2022
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). 29/03/2022
state of the union 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. 25/03/2022
Europe News EU leaders rebuff Spain's pleas for reforms to curb electricity prices The European Council only gave Spain and Portugal permission to introduce a price cap on electricity. 25/03/2022
Europe News Brussels aims to coordinate gas purchases in bid to lower costs There are currently 160 storage facilities in the EU that are around 26% full. 23/03/2022
Europe News Brussels mulls Russian oil embargo in new sanctions round Russian provides more than a third of EU imports of petroleum products and 40% of all EU imports of natural gas. 21/03/2022
Europe News EU leaders meet in Versailles to discuss Ukraine war and gas imports The informal gathering will focus on plans to rapidly slash the EU's gas imports from Russia. 10/03/2022
Europe News EU will slash imports of Russian gas by two thirds by 2023 Brussels aims to replace the supply with LNG from countries like Qatar and the US. 08/03/2022
Europe News EU slowly becoming more powerful, says former WTO chief Pascal Lamy was speaking to Euronews about the sanctions imposed by Brussels on Russia. 03/03/2022
Europe Decoded These are the 7 Russian banks banned from SWIFT – and the two exempted Member states could not reach consensus to sanction Sberbank and Gazprombank, which handle energy payments. 02/03/2022
Europe News Fighting for democracy is worth higher energy prices, says Timmermans The war in Ukraine will lead to higher energy bills for Europeans, but they must resist to ensure democracy prevails, the EU Commission's Frans Timmermans tells Euronews 25/02/2022
Europe Decoded Europe looks for alternate gas solutions but could it be left in cold? The continent is largely reliant on imports of gas to meet its energy needs. 15/02/2022
