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European Commission Approves Drax Biomass Subsidy
The share price of Britain’s biggest power station operator has jumped to a five-month high after the European commission approved subsidies for its conversion to burn wood pellets instead of coal. Drax was awarded a renewable energy subsidy contract by…
Serbia Expecting Call from Brussels to Open Chapter 27
Serbia is expecting confirmation from Brussels to open negotiating Chapter 27 on the environment, and the first draft of the negotiation platform will be ready in mid-2017, said Stana Božović, state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.…
EU Set to Limit Priority for Future Renewable Energy Projects: Draft
EU regulators plan to limit renewable energy producers’ right to be the first to sell their electricity into European power grids, but stopped short of scrapping such privileges for existing projects as some had feared. The proposal, seen by Reuters,…
Petrol Cars Allowed to Exceed Pollution Limits by 50% Under Draft EU Laws
New European cars with petrol engines will be allowed to overshoot a limit on toxic particulates emissions by 50% under a draft EU regulation backed by the UK and most other EU states. Campaigners say that a simple €25 (£22)…
Paris Agreement to Enter into Force as EU Agrees Ratification
The European Parliament has approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement by the European Union yesterday. With today’s European Parliament approval of the Paris Agreement ratification – in the presence of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the United Nation’s Secretary…
European support for Wind Farm in Belgium
The European Union will support the construction of the Rentel wind farm off the Belgian coast with a loan of up to EUR 300 million from the EIB. EUR 250 million of the loan will be guaranteed under the European…
Climate change and migration vote on the Agenda This Week
Defence, climate change and migration are the three issues topping the EU’s agenda this week, with discussions and a vote that could shape EU policies in the long run. On Monday and Tuesday (26-27 September), EU defence ministers are in…