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EU Parliament approves legal option to block Russian LNG imports

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to pass rules allowing European governments to ban Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, by preventing Russian firms from booking gas infrastructure capacity.

read more... 12/04/2024

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European Parliament committees vote to withdraw EU from the Energy Charter Treaty

The Parliament’s trade and energy committees voted on Tuesday (9 April) to support the EU withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), with 58 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in favour, eight against, and two abstaining.

read more... 10/04/2024

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French parliament finally adopts merger of nuclear safety bodies

The upper house approved the bill late on Tuesday by 233 votes to 109, after it had successfully passed through the lower house.

read more... 10/04/2024

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Dutch Senate delays Groningen gas field shutdown

The Dutch Senate has postponed a vote on a law to close permanently the Groningen gas field, angering the government that has said production would never resume because of the risk of earthquakes.

read more... 04/04/2024

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Estonia plans small nuclear reactor to quit shale oil by 2030

Estonia plans to build a small modular reactor (SMR) to wean itself off the addiction to polluting shale oil and meet its target of producing 100% decarbonised electricity by 2030. A vote in Parliament is expected “in the first half of 2024,” officials say.

read more... 22/01/2024

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