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ENERGY

[Focus] How to fuel Europe in the future?

20.03.2006 @ 09:57 CET

EUOBSERVER / ENERGY FOCUS - With energy prices rocketing and a growing dependence on supplies from unstable parts of the world, the EU is at a cross roads in its energy policy. It was the main topic at a meeting of EU leaders spring summit. In this special section the EUobserver is examining some of the challenges.

EU concerned as Russia cuts off Ukraine gas

02.01.2009 @ 09:24 CET

The EU and the US have voiced concern after Russia has cut gas supplies to Ukraine on 1 January due to a price dispute. But EU consumers are less likely to be hit by disruptions as in early 2006.

Ukraine pays Russian debt in latest gas stand-off

31.12.2008 @ 09:41 CET

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Tuesday (30 January) that his country has started to repay a gas trade debt to Russia, but Gazprom said it did not receive the money yet and continues to threaten a cut off on 1 January.

EU ambassadors meet on Ukraine gas row

05.01.2009 @ 09:27 CET

Deputy ambassadors from the 27 EU countries are to hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Brussels, after gas disruptions were registered in several EU states amid the Russia-Ukraine gas row.

Russia and Ukraine enter last ditch gas talks

30.12.2008 @ 09:29 CET

Gazprom and the Ukrainian government - both hit hard by the economic crisis - plan to hold another round of gas price negotiations on Tuesday in a long-running dispute which might again disrupt EU supplies.

Europeans fearful of recession and energy disruptions

18.12.2008 @ 18:07 CET

Citizens across Europe have a grim view on the economic outlook for 2009 and three out of five think the Georgian conflict could have an impact on EU's energy security, the latest Eurobarometer reveals.

Russia-Ukraine gas crunch could strike again, Putin says

04.12.2008 @ 18:13 CET

Europe might face gas cuts anew this winter, but would get a "detailed" advance warning this time, if Russia decided to turn off the tap to Ukraine over their price disputes, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during a televised question-and-answer session.

Putin questions Baltic pipeline, as oil and gas prices drop

13.11.2008 @ 09:44 CET

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has questioned the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline for the first time since the signing of the agreement with Germany, as gas is set to become cheaper due to the drop in oil price.

EU too divided to solve frozen conflicts, Azerbaijan says

09.10.2008 @ 09:25 CET

Oil and gas-rich rich Azerbaijan, home of another frozen conflict with its neighbouring Russian ally Armenia, does not consider the EU as a feasible peace broker in the region, Azeri deputy foreign minister Araz Azimov has said.

Google, Fastest Rising EU Searches 2008

  • 01M6 replay (French Television Station).
  • 02Meinvz (German Social Networking).
  • 03Kino.to (Online Music Platform).
  • 04Ikariam (Free Browser Game).
  • 05BBC I player (BBC's download services).
  • 06Facebook (Global social network).
  • 07Wkw (German Social Network).
  • 08Tuenti (Spanish social network).
  • 09Obama (The next U.S. President).
  • 10Heath Ledger (Mourned Australian actor).

Fastest rising searches. Provided exclusively by to and covering the 27 EU states. For more information on Google Zeitgeist click here.

Google, Top EU Trends Of 2008

  • 01Euro.
  • 02Neuwagen (Cross-border car sales).
  • 03VAT.
  • 04Fuhrerschein (Driver's License).
  • 05Directive.
  • 06Import.
  • 07Ireland.
  • 08NATO.
  • 09Commission.
  • 10Romania.

Most popular searches. Provided exclusively by to and covering the 27 EU states. For more information on Google Zeitgeist click here.

EUobserver, Most Read Articles - This Week

EUobserver, Most Read Articles - This Month

EU leaders to set timetable for energy and climate change goals

13.03.2008 @ 07:22 CET

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels for what is likely to be unusually conflict-free summit. European Commission proposals on how to turn ambitious green goals into concrete laws, the union's Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs and ways in which to strengthen fragile financial markets are the main topics up for debate.

Energy industry warns EU climate plans reduce Europe's energy security

07.02.2008 @ 09:22 CET

The European Commission's climate strategy is increasing Europe's energy vulnerability, with emissions restrictions leading to power companies scrapping plans to build plants, according to the world's major energy companies.

Azerbaijan diverts EU oil to Russia and Iran

25.09.2008 @ 10:05 CET

Azerbaijan is sticking to plans to reduce oil exports to the EU and increase shipments to Russia and Iran, as the South Caucasus country - home to another Russia-influenced frozen conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh - seeks to spread risk.

New EU emissions trading system to increase electricity prices

22.01.2008 @ 09:02 CET

The electricity sector in the EU will in the future be forced to buy the right to emit carbon dioxide by auction, as Brussels is set to strengthen the bloc's emissions trading scheme, seen as a key tool to fight climate change. But the move is likely to increase electricity prices by 10-15 percent by 2020.

The electricity sector will be first to buy emission permits by auction from 2013 (Photo: European Commission)

Commission stands tough in face of emissions criticism

16.01.2008 @ 17:02 CET

The European Commission has indicated it will not bow to the pressure coming from several member states and soften plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions across the 27-nation bloc by the end of the next decade.

France and Britain suggest tax cut on green products

30.10.2007 @ 09:27 CET

Following a joint initiative of France and the UK, EU finance ministers will discuss cutting value-added taxes on energy efficient products in an effort to stimulate consumers to shop in a more environmental-friendly way.

EU commissioner upbeat on Central Asia pipeline

08.06.2007 @ 09:11 CET

The EU's energy commissioner remains upbeat on the viability of its flagship Nabucco gas project to Central Asia despite Russia's dealmaking in the region, with the European Commission appointing a special coordinator to accelerate progress on the pipeline.

Cheaper energy bills across EU in sight

02.07.2007 @ 09:28 CET

The EU energy market was thrown to competition over the weekend allowing EU citizens across the 27-member bloc to choose their gas and electricity supplier in a move which should bring prices down for individuals and businesses.

EU ministers reject full separation of energy assets

07.06.2007 @ 09:22 CET

EU energy giants may hold on to full control of their assets, amid opposition from a majority of the bloc's energy ministers to European Commission ideas on forcing energy firms to separate production and distribution wings.

Brussels set for controversial energy market shake-up

24.08.2007 @ 09:26 CET

The European Commission is set to push ahead with the idea that production and distribution channels need to be separated in energy companies, making it Brussels' furthest-reaching intervention in the sector yet.

Nuclear energy fuels hot debate among MEPs

10.05.2007 @ 09:27 CET

MEPs have called on EU leaders to review the Union's atomic treaty, Euratom, with many claiming the European Parliament must be given power to oversee the sensitive area, and others hoping to halt what they see as a nuclear renaissance in the bloc.

Food and biofuel industry clash over use of farmland

23.04.2007 @ 17:22 CET

The food industry is on a collision course with the biofuel business over the future use of the world's limited farmland, with food-giant Unilever saying "land availability for both food and fuel production is very questionable."

EU seeks energy 'revolution' amid Russia oil spat

09.01.2007 @ 17:41 CET

The unfolding Russian oil spat will give a sharp edge to the European Commission's new blueprint for a future EU energy "revolution" - to be unveiled Wednesday (10 January) - but the real reasons for the energy push are bigger and harder to crack than Russia.

[Focus] How energy gatecrashed the EU agenda

20.03.2006 @ 09:57 CET

The EU entered a new "energy era" on 1 January when Gazprom directors at 16 Nametkina street, Moscow, turned off the tap to transit state Ukraine, but the roots of the EU's energy problem lie in the world's dwindling supply of oil.

[Focus] Commission paints gloomy picture of future energy use

20.03.2006 @ 18:57 CET

The European Commission's landmark green paper on energy contains a series of broadly popular principles for the new common energy policy, while painting a gloomy picture of EU energy use in the 21st century, if policies remain unchanged.

Europeanisation of Russia needed for EU energy security, Piebalgs says

28.03.2006 @ 18:35 CET

The best way to create EU energy security is to export market economy values to suppliers such as Russia, energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs told EUobserver in an interview, prioritising foreign policy over single market goals in the EU's new Energy Policy for Europe.

[Focus] EU energy policy lacks vision, says new wind-energy boss

20.03.2006 @ 19:58 CET

The EU's energy policy lacks vision, says the wind energy sector's new top chief Christian Kjær. He predicts that some day wind energy will provide electricity and energy to the same extent as conventional energies sources today.

[Focus] Russia and Middle East to complicate EU energy foreign policy

20.03.2006 @ 17:37 CET

Russia and the Middle East could complicate EU plans to build "a common foreign and trade policy in support of energy policy objectives" - the bold objective member states gave themselves following an extraordinary meeting in March.

[Focus] Energy efficiency - less is more

21.03.2006 @ 14:04 CET

Sixty billion euro could be slashed from EU energy bill every year and the 25-member bloc could save one fifth of its energy consumption by 2020, if the EU becomes more energy efficient - but it is a long way from finding the political will at national level and the social responsibility at individual level.

The commission recommends subsidies or tax incentives to consumers buying green products (Photo: European Community, 2006)

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