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Europe will require annual investments of more than EUR 700bn (USD 762.44bn) to meet its energy transition goals to combat climate change, a senior European Commission (EC) official said on Thursday, 6 July. European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic made the comments as the EC released the 2023 Strategic
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries may hinder the EU’s ability to meet its climate goals, according to campaigners who are concerned about their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has emphasised the European Union’s commitment to achieving a net-zero power
Austria (26%) and Estonia (23%) had the EU’s highest proportions of organic land within their total utilised agricultural area (UAA) in 2020, according to recent data released by Eurostat. In 2021, the area used for organic farming expanded to 15.9mn hectares (ha) – or just under 10% of the
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Moldova “the political heart of Europe”, when she met Moldovan President Maia Sandu in the capital city of Chisinau at the second Summit of the European Political Community on Wednesday 31st May. Von der Leyen thanked Moldova for showing “solidarity, which you
Poland’s state-controlled oil company, PKN Orlen, is facing significant losses due to the EU banning Russian crude oil. The company is struggling to find alternative supplies for its Czech refinery and is losing millions of dollars every day, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reports. PKN Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek told
The European Commission (EC) will propose a law to speed up weapons production in Europe, EC President Ursula von der Leyen said after a meeting with Czech President Petr Pavel in Prague on Tuesday, 2 May, Czech daily Hospodarske noviny (HN) reported. She said in a statement: “I am glad
Agriculture Minister Zdenek Nekula is right when he says Czech farmers are overplaying the role of Ukrainian wheat on their current travails, according to analysts cited by Czech business daily Hospodarsk Noviny (HN). In contrast to Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary, Czechia has rejected the idea of banning imports from
Czech President Petr Pavel called for a “joint and balanced” strategy between the US, Europe, and other democracies to address China’s growing economic and political power while avoiding divisive lines between them, on Friday 21st April. During a visit to Brussels, Pavel discussed EU-US-China relations with European Council President
Romanian Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea expressed solidarity with farmers from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia – who all unilaterally stopped Ukrainian farm imports last week – after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Solsky on Friday, 21 April, digi24.ro reported. However Daea said “we must make the rules together, not enter
The EU’s mooted ‘critical raw materials (CRM) law’ would strengthen the EU’s autonomy by reducing its reliance on third countries for the supply of essential minerals for green energy and modern industry. Proposed recently by the European Commission (EC), the legislation would mean the reopening of mines earlier
Poland and Hungary have temporarily ceased importing Ukrainian grain and other agricultural produce, defying warnings from the EU that unilateral action would violate its trade policy. Following Poland and Hungary, the Slovak government also announced that it would temporarily restrict the import of grain and other products from Ukraine, citing
Farmers are organising protests across Romania on Friday 7 April to express dissatisfaction with the European Commission (EC) approach market distortions caused by the war in Ukraine, local website digi24.ro reported. A joint statement of Romania’s four main farming federations said they were sending “a new appeal to
The EU has reached a provisional agreement on increasing the number of charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and alternative fuels, as it seeks to reduce the transport sector’s carbon footprint, Romanian outlet digi24.ro wrote. The deal will send a clear signal to EU citizens that easy-to-use recharging
Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia expressed concern in a letter to the European Commission (EC) on Friday over an “unprecedented” increase in the number of Ukrainian grains, oilseeds, eggs, poultry and sugar in their countries. Large quantities of cheaper Ukrainian grains have been redirected to countries in Central and
Poland has extended the operational license of its highly-polluting Turow lignite mine by 22 years, the Czech Environment Ministry revealed on Wednesday. “According to our information, Poland has authorised the extension of mining until 2044, with a decision by its climate and environment minister from 17 February,” Czech Environment Ministry