Welcome to Euractiv's weekly Energy & Environment newsletter bringing you the latest green news from across Europe.
Latest News
EU countries not implementing power market reforms on 27/06/24 A large majority of EU countries have yet to adequately adopt an electricity market reform conducted by the European Commission under Claude Juncker, which poses a challenge as the grid must accommodate new renewables and electric devices.
LEAK: Hungary’s agenda for the Environment, Energy and Transport Council meetings on 27/06/24 Euractiv has seen the Hungarian EU presidency's detailed plans for the Environment, Energy and Transport Council meetings in the second half of 2024, which outline when Budapest plans to advance individual existing legislative proposals, agree a COP29 position, and present its plans for geothermal energy.
Car industry warns EU leaders against reversing 2035 combustion engine ban on 27/06/24 Ahead of the meeting of EU heads of states and governments on Thursday and Friday (27-28 June), car manufacturers, energy companies and environmental NGOs have issued an “urgent” warning against revoking the EU’s 2035 de facto ban to sell new petrol and diesel cars.
French elections: Far-right’s proposals go against the Green Deal on 26/06/24 Many of the proposals put forward by the Rassemblement National (RN, ID) and its allies for the French legislative elections clash with the European greenhouse gas reduction targets set out in the European Green deal.
Timmermans’ cabinet chief Samsom to chair natural gas giant Gasunie on 26/06/24 Diederik Samsom, former right-hand man of Green Deal Chief Frans Timmermans, will assume the chairmanship of the supervisory board of Gasunie, the government-owned Dutch gas giant, on 1 July.
EU backs 650-billion-euro plan to help cities reach net zero by 2030 on 26/06/24 A group of 112 cities aiming to eliminate their net greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 will need a combined 650 billion euros in investments to deliver the pledge, a European Union initiative said on Wednesday (26 June).
The New European Bauhaus – a paradigm shift on 26/06/24 A recent critique of has ignited a discussion about whether the New European Bauhaus (NEB) is living up to its promises. With the NEB in its early stages, is it fair to write off this ambitious initiative?
Irish Greens show what can be achieved with 7.5% on 26/06/24 The Greens took a hit in this month’s European Parliament elections – but the experience of their Irish colleagues shows that they can still wield considerable influence in the EU’s next cycle.
EU Court ruling casts shadows on Europe’s largest steelmaking plant on 26/06/24 The EU Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that operations at Italy’s Ilva plant in Taranto – Europe’s largest steelmaking complex – must be suspended if they continue to “presents serious and significant dangers to the environment and human health”.