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Poland hopes for progress in talks with Czechs over Turow mine
Poland hopes to make progress in negotiations with the new Czech government over the open-pit lignite Turow mine near the border, Poland's prime minister said on Tuesday, referring to the most serious spat between the two European Union members in decades.
read more... 29/12/2021
Soaring energy prices climb EU’s political agenda
The European Union said on Wednesday (6 October) it will examine the way its power market is run and consider proposals to revamp regulations within the bloc, as it seeks to keep plans to tackle climate change on track amid record-high energy costs.
read more... 08/10/2021
Norway to close its last Arctic coal mine in 2023
Norway's state-owned coal company will close its last mine in the Arctic Svalbard archipelago in 2023, it said on Thursday, causing the loss of 80 jobs and ending 120 years of exploitation.
read more... 01/10/2021
Poland refuses to halt disputed coal mine despite EU court penalty
Poland vowed to keep its disputed Turow coal mine running on Monday despite being hit with a order to pay a 500,000 euro ($585,550) daily penalty to the European Commission for defying an earlier court ruling to halt operations.
read more... 21/09/2021
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Spanish government to present measures to bring down soaring electricity prices
Spain’s executive will “imminently” present a new package of urgent measures to reduce the fast increase of electricity prices on the wholesale market, the Spanish government announced on Tuesday (7 September).
read more... 08/09/2021