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Seven EU ministers ask Commission to keep rules on energy pricing
Energy ministers from Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal are concerned that the EU executive might change market rules, claiming the decision would undermine investments in clean power. Fears for the future of the bloc's carbon market are also growing.
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EU slams door on China with ‘Made in Europe’ push
EU Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné on Wednesday presented a strategy shutting Beijing out of EU public funding by introducing a European preference in strategic sectors. Countries which limit access to their own markets through local content rules would also be cut off.
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EU praises Azerbaijani gas as Qatar suspends LNG production
Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said Azerbaijan's gas supplies will remain an important backbone of the EU's energy security as the bloc deals with a new energy crisis following the suspension of LNG shipments from Qatar and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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'Nobody can pressure me,' European Parliament trade chief says
German MEP Bernd Lange told Europe Today he would resist pressure from the European Commission to enact the trade deal with the US — and if Washington fails to provide clarity, he warned, the 27-member bloc should consider countermeasures.
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Europe’s climate policy turning into lobbyists’ playground – report
New research reveals that the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal has been transformed into a corporate-driven policy project dominated by heavy industry lobbying, resulting in a shift away from real decarbonisation toward deregulation and weakened climate rules.
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EU Commission urges MEPs to pass EU-US deal despite fresh tariffs
EU Trade Chief Maroš Šefčovič is pressing MEPs to push through the EU-US trade deal after Washington urged Brussels to honour its commitments – but the US Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down Trump's tariffs raises doubts about the validity of the 2025 agreement.
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Climate action is the world’s cheapest insurance policy, study says
Climate policy is not discretionary spending but collective risk pooling, according to a Vienna University study, who argue that as natural disasters proliferate, it acts as a public insurance system that protects economies and societies.