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The European Union plans to stop funding new oil and gas pipelines in future, as it switches the focus to promoting energy sources that are less harmful to the climate. Negotiators from the EU member states and the European Parliament agreed on Wednesday morning on a reform of the TEN-E …

The EU’s jobs and social rights commissioner has warned of rising energy poverty in Europe as prices climb. Nicolas Schmit told dpa there are millions already who suffer from energy poverty in the bloc, and said the number could keep growing. The EU Commission could help EU countries limit the …