Hungary Hosts Region’s Largest Solar Plant
Central Europe’s largest solar plant has been inaugurated in Kaposvár, southwest of the Hungarian capital Budapest. The 100-megawatt solar power plant...
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Several EU Countries Call to Strengthen Common Biofuel Oversight
In a joint statement sent to the European Commission, five member states have issued a call to establish stricter supervision of...
Partial Greenlight for Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Construction
After being halted in April due to environmental concerns, the construction of 2 km of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas...
Europeans Want More Ambitious Climate Targets
Public opinion in the EU strongly supports more ambitious national climate targets, according to a poll conducted in 12 European countries....
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority to Become “Independent”
According to a new draft law, Hungary's Atomic Energy Authority – also responsible for the Paks 2 nuclear power plant investment...
11 EU Countries Call to Cut Cross-border Fossil-fuel Project Subsidies
Eleven of the 27 member states want the EU to stop funding cross-border fossil-fuel energy projects. The related provisions are currently...
EU Carbon Price Surpasses EUR 50 per Ton
On Tuesday, the benchmark EU Allowance (EUA) price for carbon hit EUR 50.05 /ton for the first time since it was...
Construction of Paks 2 May be Further Delayed
Russian news agency Ria Novosti has reported that Hungary will start repaying a loan to Russia of EUR 9 billion for...
Central Europe Will Not Support Carbon Tax
In an op-ed for Euobserver, Attila Steiner, secretary of state for circular economy, energy and climate at the Ministry of Innovation...
EU Agrees Increased Climate Goals Ahead of Summit with US
After 14 hours of negotiations concluded Wednesday in the early hours, representatives of the member states agreed to cut emissions 55%...
Slovakia: What Lies Beyond Energy Dependence?
Given the countries' geographical proximity to one another, Slovak-Russian relations are a mixed bag, characterized by energy dependence on the one...
Serbia: A Balancing Act
Russian energy ties in Serbia and Moscow's support to Belgrade vis a vis Kosovo add up to Serbia not intending to...
Russia-CEE Relations in 2021: Vaccine Diplomacy and Selective Engagement
Despite its historical dominance in Eastern Europe and geopolitical proximity to the EU, Russia remains a low-key trading partner for Europe,...