German top economists urge Merz to enact painful reforms to revive growth – POLITICO
“We know what negative consequences this will have,” she said, “It means less take-home pay. People will be…
NATO backs renewables as solution to energy security, despite US skepticism – POLITICO
“By diversifying the energy sources, and routes, on which our Alliance depends — including through use of alternative…
Iran war pushes Portugal to halve fossil fuel use over next 10 years – POLITICO
While this target has been in the works for a while, the center-right government has accelerated its planning…
Trump threatens Sánchez and Meloni with US troops withdrawal – POLITICO
Sánchez has styled himself as a European counterweight to Trump, while Meloni — one of Trump’s European staunchest…
Europe doesn’t know how much fuel it has – POLITICO
Europe’s gas stocks, for a start, were already low before the attack on Iran, averaging under 30 percent…
Europe’s auspicious renewable: Hydro power – POLITICO
Nearly two months into the crisis, the troubles for Gulf oil and gas exports are far from over.…
Fossil fuels face higher taxes than electricity under looming bill – POLITICO
Solidarity tax Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain have also called on the Commission to propose a temporary…
Brussels backs windfall tax on big firms to ease pain from energy crisis – POLITICO
This wouldn’t be the first time that EU capitals have raided the profits of energy companies to ease…
Trump lashes NATO after ‘frank and open’ Rutte meeting – POLITICO
The president also signaled he was still stewing over his aborted bid to claim control of Greenland, a…
My NATO rage began with Greenland, Trump says – POLITICO
Trump used the Monday press conference to broaden his attack on NATO, accusing transatlantic military allies of failing…
Trump’s rage at NATO allies is binding them together — against him – POLITICO
Nordic table talk In Helsinki last week, 10 European leaders met for a private dinner without their officials…
What the EU can — and can’t — learn from Spain’s low energy bills – POLITICO
“When gas only drives your electricity price 15 percent of the time, a sudden 50 percent-plus spike in…