Category: EU Reporter

The Nord Stream 1 and 2 explosions were “the result of a deliberate act” EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday. “All available information indicates those leaks are the result of a deliberate act,” he tweeted. “We will support any investigation aimed at getting full clarity on what happened and why and will […]

Italy’s new prime minster-in-waiting, Giorgia Meloni, wants to set up a naval blockade to prevent migrants and asylum seekers fleeing Libya. The idea is unlikely to see the light of day.

Russia could interrupt its remaining gas deliveries to Europe via Ukraine, Russian-controlled energy giant Gazprom announced on Wednesday. Gazprom warned earlier this week that gas supplies via Ukraine were at risk due to a legal dispute with Ukraine’s state-owned gas company Naftogaz over transit fees. After the alleged “sabotage” of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, […]

The Czech EU Council presidency has presented to member states a compromise proposal on energy emergency measures, due to be adopted during Friday’s energy council. Under the latest agreement, countries would have the right to cap excess profits from low-cost electricity producers in a way that allows them to retain 10 percent of such revenues. […]

The unidentified drones seen flying near Norwegian offshore oil and gas platforms reported earlier this week have occurred over a period of “months.” This is what Amund Preede Revheim, who leads the investigation, told EUobserver in an email on Wednesday. “The events have occurred over months,” he said, but declined to specify further how far […]

The Queen’s funeral was an impressive demonstration of solidarity from the EU towards a country that left the Union in 2020, and with whom the EU’s relations have never recovered. Can the new King Charles III build bridges to Brussels?

Greece has proposed establishing a special fund to support vulnerable households and businesses struggling to pay energy bills, to be financed through a levy of €10 per megawatt hour on gas consumed by electricity producers, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Greece said the levy could raise up to €9bn, and help Europe get an €80bn loan […]

EU countries are stalling on plans to halve pesticide use amid concerns it could hinder agricultural production in Europe and harm global food security.

The EU Commission urged the new Italian government to stick to reform plans, as it gave the green light on Tuesday for the payment of €21bn from the Covid-19 recovery fund. The EU has allocated around €200bn in total for Italy, which it can access after it meets a series of reform targets. Far-right leader […]

Measuring stations connected to the Swedish National Seismic Network (SNSN) detected powerful underwater explosions close to the leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. Poland has already declared it “sabotage”.