European Commission

Poland oks Turow mine’s permit till 2044

Poland has extended the operational license of its highly-polluting Turow lignite mine by 22 years, the Czech Environment Ministry revealed…

1 year ago

EC approves huge stimulus package for West Balkan renewable energy, competitiveness, digital

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday endorsed a package of 24 guarantee programmes worth EUR 2.4bn to support investments in…

1 year ago

CEE countries ask EU to fund Azeri gas pipelines

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have jointly requested EU funding to develop the necessary infrastructure to support increased gas supplies…

1 year ago

Hungary, Poland hope law reforms will see EU unfreeze billions in funding in 2023

The EU last year attempted to address the erosion of perceived democratic norms of the populist governments of Hungary and…

1 year ago

Romania, Hungary sign deal to lay world’s longest electricity cable

Hungary and Romania were among the four signatories of an agreement to construct a 1,100km (685 mile) power line under…

1 year ago

EU clears path for EUR 18bn loan to Ukraine

Next year the EU will provide Ukraine with EUR 18bn, circumventing Hungary's veto, the Council of the European Union announced…

1 year ago

EU moves to freeze Hungary funds, but real picture more nuanced

The European Commission (EC) opened the possibility for EU national leaders to punish Hungary in an upcoming vote on funding suspensions,…

1 year ago

Last chance for Hungary on EU funding

Hungary could lose billions of euros from its Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funding entitlement after the European Commission (EC)…

1 year ago

EC warns Slovakia to review 2023 budget or risk losing Covid-recovery funding

The European Commission (EC) told Slovakia on Tuesday to include spending limits in its state budget or risk endangering the…

1 year ago

EC to decide on Hungary funding by end of month

Hungary will find out whether it will receive its EUR 7.2 bn pandemic recovery fund payment on 22 November, Bloomberg…

1 year ago