Energy
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Cyprus: ‘Energy triangle for Europe’
23 May 2013451PresseuropPolitis -
European Union: ‘EU aims to create jobs with cheaper energy’
22 May 2013142PresseuropDer Standard -
European Council: Casting shadows on energy policy
20 May 201318616 Le Figaro Paris -
European Union: ‘BP and Shell raided over allegations of petrol-price fixing’
15 May 201321PresseuropThe Independent -
Poland: ‘Shale gas only for Poles’
13 May 2013287PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Romania: Green light for shale gas exploration
7 May 201320024PresseuropJurnalul Naţional -
Solar Power: ‘EU Readies Solar Tariffs In China Fight’
7 May 201317337PresseuropThe Wall Street Journal Europe -
Estonia: Shale is chic
29 April 20131368 IQ The Economist Vilnius -
Germany: ‘New stress with power’
16 April 20131495PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Energy: Desertec takes some heat
4 April 2013423PresseuropDer Spiegel -
Germany: Renewables fill nuclear power shortfall
2 April 201315627PresseuropDer Spiegel -
United Kingdom: ‘Britain on the brink of running out of gas’
22 March 2013721PresseuropThe Times -
Nuclear Energy: No fifth reactor for Romania
20 March 201350PresseuropRomânia libera -
Spain: Madrid plans to extract shale gas
19 March 20131303PresseuropEl País -
Germany: ‘End of reduced electricity prices for industry’
7 March 2013226PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Romania: ‘Shale gas war begins in Bârlad’
1 March 2013897PresseuropEvenimentul zilei -
The Netherlands: Gas is not a gift
25 February 20131703 Trouw Amsterdam -
Germany: ‘Berlin threatens shale gas’
22 February 20139142PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Czech Republic: ‘ČEZ must say goodbye to Bulgarian billions’
20 February 2013282PresseuropHospodářské Noviny -
Energy: ‘Shale gas, a threat to Belgium’
11 February 2013461PresseuropLe Soir -
Belgium: ‘Shell opens hunting season on Belgian shale gas’
6 February 20131222PresseuropDe Morgen -
Renewable energy: ‘EU: End to green energy subsidies’
4 February 20131482PresseuropDie Presse -
Energy: ‘Russia-Hungary energy partnership ahead’
1 February 2013231PresseuropMagyar Hírlap -
Slovakia: ‘Government tempted by Košice’s uranium’
1 February 2013302PresseuropSME -
Germany: ‘The electricity price brakeman’
29 January 2013242PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Bulgaria: Voters stay away from nuclear referendum
28 January 2013272PresseuropTrud, Standart -
The Netherlands: ‘Growing concerns over gas drilling’
28 January 201340PresseuropTrouw -
Ireland: Black gold fever spreading in Cork
2 January 201317512PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Natural gas: Requiem for Nabucco
4 December 2012573PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Germany: Green energy producers cheating with coal
16 November 2012609PresseuropDie Tageszeitung, Lidové noviny -
Renewable energy: Commissioner Oettinger rails against state subsidies
13 November 20125310PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
EU- China: Solar wars?
2 November 201211637PresseuropFrankfurter Rundschau -
Greece: There’s oil, gold and gas in those hills
15 October 20121627PresseuropLe Monde, La Tribune -
Czech Republic: Russians and Americans jostling for Temelín
11 October 20125311 Ekonom Prague -
Nuclear energy: Let’s shut the power stations down
5 October 201217624 Frankfurter Rundschau Frankfurt -
Nuclear energy: Who will look after our nuclear security?
3 October 20121355PresseuropLe Monde, Trouw, Die Welt -
Energy: EU and Gazprom tensions alarm Central Asia
25 September 2012401PresseuropLe Temps -
Central and eastern Europe: Brussels hits out at Gazprom
5 September 2012293PresseuropFinancial Times Deutschland, Financial Times Deutschland, Adevărul -
Germany: Goodbye to nuclear, welcome back coal
5 September 201248692 Wprost Warsaw -
Nuclear Energy: Authorities knew about cracks in nuclear plants
23 August 2012533PresseuropDe Morgen -
Nuclear energy: Close watch on European reactors
10 August 20121101PresseuropLa Tribune, Le Monde -
Sustainable energies: The easy way to help the economy
9 August 201217814 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Energy: Nuclear no longer in vogue in Central Europe
2 August 20128013PresseuropHospodářské Noviny -
Poland: Claiming benefits for coal plant that never was
12 July 2012352PresseuropEurActiv.com -
Natural gas: Shale gas no longer popular
10 May 20122568 Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw -
Libya: Inquiry threatens European oil firms
10 April 20121041PresseuropCorriere della Sera, The Wall Street Journal Europe -
Germany: The sun goes down on solar
4 April 201227613 Der Spiegel Hamburg -
United Kingdom: Scotland - oil, wind and whisky galore
29 March 201234625 The Observer London -
Central Europe: German winds causing turbulence
23 March 2012938PresseuropFinancial Times Deutschland, Financial Times Deutschland -
POLAND: End of shale gas El Dorado?
22 March 2012841PresseuropDziennik Gazeta Prawna, Rzeczpospolita
From a lack of investment to an underdeveloped renewable energy sector, plus competition from American coal: the domestic energy market faces a slew of obstacles. This is driving concerned European groups begin to put the EU under pressure. 
Estonia has an asset that enables it to avoid dependence on Russian gas: shale oil. In spite of the pollution it generates, the country has chosen to continue to use and develop this home-grown fuel source. 
Natural gas deposits, exploited in the northern Netherlands, provide billions of euros to the Dutch state. But the extraction is the cause of an increasing number of earthquakes and this, combined with a lack of long-term investment, has made energy policy a focus of debate. 
New nuclear reactors are become a rarity in Europe, which makes the case of the Czech Republic's Temelín power station all the more interesting, for which the Russians and Americans are engaged in a competition that involves politicians, lobbyists and secret services. 
The stress tests carried out by the EU provide more than enough reasons to shut down the old reactors. The European Commission, though, lacks the courage to follow the German example and prefers instead to rely on costly upgrades, laments an environmentalist writer. 
The stress tests on European nuclear power plants have turned up plenty of flaws in the safety of the installations. Although already hotly disputed by member states, the results are raising the question of the jurisdiction of the EU.
Instead of causing an explosion of “green energies”, the exit from nuclear that Angela Merkel announced in 2011 will bring about the building of new – and highly polluting – coal-burning plants. It’s an option that hasn’t annoyed Germany’s environmentalists. 
Not only would the introduction of more stringent energy standards benefit the environment, but they would also develop European competitiveness. Unfortunately, the EU's leaders do not seem to be aware, writes Ron Wit of the Dutch Foundation Nature and Environment. 
France, Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic have decided to suspend the exploitation of their shale gas fields for environmental reasons. Now that the EU is under pressure to adopt a similar position, Poland may be the last European country to continue seeking to develop this energy source. 
The company was one of the drivers of Germany’s energy turn-about. Today, solar cell manufacturer Q-Cells is the fourth and most symbolic of the solar energy companies to be sliding into bankruptcy. Competitive pressure from China can be blamed, but so too can Berlin’s subsidies policy. 
With Scotland set to vote on independence in 2014, future ownership of the UK's North Sea oil fields could see it becoming one of the world’s richest nations. - 1 of 3
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