Enel to sell Romanian arm in EUR 1.26bn deal
Enel will sell its Romanian operations to Greek group Public Power Corp (PPC) for EUR 1.26bn, the Italian utility group announced...
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Poland oks Turow mine’s permit till 2044
Poland has extended the operational license of its highly-polluting Turow lignite mine by 22 years, the Czech Environment Ministry revealed on...
EU widens embargo on Russian diesel, oil
The European Union expanded its ban on Russian diesel fuel and refined oil products with immediate effect on Sunday 5 February,...
EC approves huge stimulus package for West Balkan renewable energy, competitiveness, digital
The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday endorsed a package of 24 guarantee programmes worth EUR 2.4bn to support investments in the...
CEE countries ask EU to fund Azeri gas pipelines
Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have jointly requested EU funding to develop the necessary infrastructure to support increased gas supplies from...
Bulgaria, Greece could revive 1990s pipeline project – this time without Russia
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the oil pipeline project between Alexandroupolis, east Greece, and Burgas, east Bulgaria, will be signed very...
Czech EU presidency hailed as ‘big success’
Czechia received near universal acclaim as it completed its stewardship of the presidency of the Council of the EU, which will...
Poland, Baltics opt in on green hydrogen corridor project
The national grid operators of Poland and the three Baltic countries signed a cooperation agreement with their German and Nordic peers...
Romania, Hungary sign deal to lay world’s longest electricity cable
Hungary and Romania were among the four signatories of an agreement to construct a 1,100km (685 mile) power line under the...
Eight CEE countries push for ‘significantly lower’ EU gas price cap
A total of eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have co-signed a paper with four other EU member states that...