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The EU's insistence that Lithuania shut down its old nuclear reactor pushed the country back into the arms of Russia One of the biggest preoccupations for Lithuania since it...

Jaroslav Neverovic, Lithuania's energy minister The decision to offer an ethnic Polish party a role in Lithuania's centre-left coalition government, formed last November,...

EU leaders agree to some movement on tax avoidance and statement of principles on energy Austria and Luxembourg relinquished some of their resistance to an expansion of...

European energy prices soar above US levels Yesterday's summit of European Union leaders had its gaze firmly fixed across the Atlantic. The meeting was the first time that a...

Calls to extend scope of savings tax directive. The failure of finance ministers to reach a deal on tax evasion at their meeting on Tuesday (14 May) means that the issue is...

Discussion on the knock-on effects of north American shale gas boom. A discussion by energy ministers on unconventional oil and gas focused mainly on the transformative...

It will take a lot of energy and enthusiasm for Ana Aguado to achieve the Friends of the Supergrid's principal aim of a pan-European electricity network As lobby groups go,...

Senior official Klaus-Dieter Borchardt moves from the European Commission's agriculture department to its energy department. Environmental campaigners who suspect that...

The European Union is being asked to introduce controversial rules allowing electricity grid operators to shut down consumers' refrigerators and washing machines remotely in...

A policy paper set to be released by the European Commission states investors have no incentive to invest in carbon capture and storage Investors currently have “no...

Scepticism over Commission's proposal to limit the amount of biofuel made from food crops. Environment ministers meeting in Brussels today (21 March) expressed scepticism...

The United States is shedding its troublesome dependence on imports of foreign energy at an accelerating pace. The consequences will transform the role that the US plays in...

The EU wants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and move away from fossil fuels, but hydrocarbons will remain a big part of EU energy supply Over the past decade, a...

The EU and Canada are at loggerheads over the damage caused to the environment by oil sands, and neither side is prepared to give way The tension was palpable at a meeting...

While some member states forge ahead with exploiting reserves of shale gas, others are banning the practice Over the past 20 years, possibilities to exploit reserves of...

The EU's energy diplomacy will grow in importance and diversity – but still leave the EU vulnerable to shocks For years, pipelines from Russia and the Caspian – and the...

Elections likely to be held in April or May. Boyko Borisov, the prime minister of Bulgaria, announced yesterday (20 February) the resignation of his centre-right government...

Profiles of the major players in the Irish Presidency. ENDA KENNY: The prime minister of Ireland, who is to lead the presidency of the Council of Ministers for the next six...

Energy ministers will urge the European Commission to make a decision by 2014 on whether to set binding targets for the use of renewable energy beyond 2020. At their meeting...

Almost all member states miss deadline to get funding for pilot projects. Energy companies are trying to safeguard European Union funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS)...