Tag Archives: European Union (EU)

Iran-EU Trade Rises in January

Iran and the European Union’s 27 member states traded €401.17 million worth of goods in January 2023, registering a 5.31% rise compared with the same month of the year before. New data released by Eurostat show Germany was the top trading partner of Iran in the EU region during the …

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EU Aims to Give Members Option to Block Russian LNG Imports

The European Union is targeting a way for member states to have the option to effectively ban Russian shipments of liquefied natural gas without implementing new energy sanctions. The bloc’s energy ministers on Tuesday endorsed a proposal that would allow member governments to temporarily prevent Russian exporters from booking the …

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EU, NATO Leaders Visit Norway’s Gas Platform

President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the Troll A natural gas platform in Norway and called for increasing joint efforts for the security of Europe’s energy infrastructure on Friday. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, von der Leyen and Stoltenberg …

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EU Strikes Deal to Curb Energy Use by 2030

The European Union struck a deal on Friday to cut final energy consumption across the bloc by 11.7 pct. by 2030. Lawmakers believe the goal would help fight climate change and curb Europe’s use of Russian fossil fuels. Hitting the targets will require countries to renovate millions of drafty buildings …

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UK Gas Exports to EU Disrupted due to Equipment Failure

An “equipment failure” has prompted the shutdown of a key UK-EU gas pipeline. Operator Interconnector Limited has confirmed that natural gas exports from the UK through Belgium to Europe have been halted due to equipment failure. The link runs from Bacton in the UK to Zeebrugge in Belgium and is …

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EU Too Lax on Methane Venting from Coal Mines

Amendments to the EU’s draft methane regulation would allow coal mines to release additional greenhouse gases equivalent to the combined annual CO2 emissions of Belgium and Czechia, according to Ember, a clean energy think-tank. The analysis, published on Thursday (2 March), shows the latest revisions to the regulation will only …

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