EU Financing: The EU’s External Investment takes one step closer to fruition
Just a few weeks before Brussels winds down for the Summer, an agreement has been reached on a multi billion euro EU fund which aims at driving more private investment […]
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ETS trilogue process relaunched under new rapporteur
What’s the situation?On Tuesday, 27 June, representatives of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission met for their second trilogue meeting to discuss diverging positions on the reform of […]
Future of EU budget: European Commission proposal neglects the Paris Climate Agreement
The European Commission has published its ‘Reflection paper on the future of EU finances’ today, the last of five policy reflection papers within the so called “White paper process on […]
EU governments propose to dilute EU energy efficiency law
EU Energy Ministers meeting in Luxembourg today have adopted their position on the revision of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) for after 2020. By agreeing to dilute its cornerstone measure: […]
Letter to EU Heads of State & governments: limitations on freely allocated and excess allowances in the ETS
This letter was written in response to the open position of CEOs of the European steel industry on 28 May 2017. To the Heads of State and governments of the […]
Climate Action Regulation update: little progress in EU Environment Council
This is the second update on a key discussion on the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). Following the Parliament’s vote on 14 June, EU Ministers discussed proposals in the Environment Council […]
Climate Action Regulation update: Parliament vote fails Paris pledge
This is the first in a series of two blog posts on key discussions in the Parliament and the Council on the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR). You can get an update […]
EU budget for climate action: Time to wake the sleeping beauty
The European Commission will publish its ‘Reflection paper on the future of EU finances’ on 28 June. Against a background of renewed commitments from European leaders towards climate action, the […]
Council risks weakening of EU energy efficiency policy
On 26 June, EU Energy Ministers are expected to reach an agreement on the revision of the bloc’s main energy saving law for after 2020. Worryingly, they are considering throwing […]
Briefing Assessment: First Compromise text of the proposed Governance of the Energy Union
The Governance Regulation is an opportunity to support increasing climate ambition and a faster energy transition in Europe.