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EU privately talks emissions rules with US gas firms as Trump trade war looms

Fossil fuel bosses say the bloc’s emissions regulations should be relaxed to appease Washington and boost gas purchases.

March 6, 2025 4:13 am CET

EU delays its exit strategy from Russian energy amid geopolitical turmoil

The bloc will miss a self-imposed deadline to unveil its plan to end reliance on Moscow.

March 6, 2025 4:10 am CET

Netherlands starts inquiry into Mozambique gas plant massacre

POLITICO reported on human rights abuses out of TotalEnergies LNG project in Africa.

March 5, 2025 7:39 pm CET

US halts intelligence sharing with Ukraine

The Trump administration said it wants to pressure Kyiv to get to the bargaining table.

March 5, 2025 5:31 pm CET

Orbán and Fico look to derail European unity on Ukraine ahead of London summit

Hungary and Slovakia call for direct talks with Russia and energy concessions, pushing a stance that could weaken EU support for Kyiv and legitimize Russian gains.

March 1, 2025 5:18 pm CET

US postpones sanctions on Serbian oil company, says Vučić

Nationial oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije gets a 30-day reprieve, Serbian president says.

February 27, 2025 3:39 pm CET

Donald Trump might have made a bad mineral deal with Ukraine

Estimates of Ukraine’s mineral wealth are based on outdated and incomplete assessments of difficult-to-access sites.

February 26, 2025 3:48 pm CET

Europe’s top fossil fuel lobbyist eyes Trump-style climate rule bonfire

Europe will have to show it’s loyal to American gas if it wants to avoid a trade war, François-Régis Mouton told POLITICO.

February 26, 2025 4:30 am CET

Europe’s impossible choice: Which industries should survive the green transition?

One German aluminum factory decided to go green and close its smelter. The EU faces a similar choice, with Europe’s future at stake.

February 26, 2025 4:26 am CET

Ukraine and US agree to minerals deal

Donald Trump hinted Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy could travel to Washington to sign the deal on Friday.

February 25, 2025 9:39 pm CET

EU is wasting free energy as industry flatlines

Without long-lasting and widely available storage, Europe will struggle to solve its energy price conundrum.

February 25, 2025 4:25 am CET

EU offers its own ‘win-win’ minerals deal to Ukraine

“The added value Europe offers is that we will never demand a deal that’s not mutually beneficial,” top official Stéphane Séjourné says.

February 25, 2025 3:59 am CET
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Zelenskyy refuses to sign Trump’s rare earths deal — but official says pact is close

“Nearly all key details finalized,” says Ukrainian deputy PM about the controversial minerals agreement.

February 24, 2025 12:33 pm CET

EU hits Russia with new sanctions amid Trump uncertainty

The package includes a ban on servicing oil and gas refineries, but it does not include a full ban on Russian LNG.

February 24, 2025 10:03 am CET

Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.

POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.

February 23, 2025 8:17 pm CET

EU to force restaurants, fashion brands to slash their waste

The new rules mean clothing companies and manufacturers will have to pay a fee to cover the costs of collection and treatment of textile waste. 

February 19, 2025 4:02 pm CET

EU envoys approve new Russia sanctions package

Agreement reached to curb aluminum imports ahead of the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

February 19, 2025 9:26 am CET

Russia and US eye joint Arctic energy projects after Saudi talks

The first meeting since a bombshell call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin puts joint hydrocarbons projects back on the agenda — as Ukraine watches from the sidelines.

February 18, 2025 7:20 pm CET

EU eyes funding foreign LNG projects to lower prices, draft plan reveals

A document seen by POLITICO shows Brussels is exploring whether to back overseas fossil fuel infrastructure amid trade talks with the U.S.

February 18, 2025 12:59 pm CET

Europe’s peace offerings to Trump: Gas, cars and guns.

The European Union’s top trade official brings a suitcase full of proposals to persuade President Donald Trump to call off his trade war threats.

February 17, 2025 6:17 pm CET

EU shoots down rumors it will revive divisive gas price cap

Energy firms are concerned about talk of bringing back the politically fraught mechanism.

February 13, 2025 4:30 am CET

Russia lashes out at EU plans to seize its ‘shadow fleet’ in the Baltic Sea

Moscow said any move to grab its oil exporting vessels would be seen as an attack against the country, after POLITICO revealed the new EU plans.

February 11, 2025 12:10 pm CET

Inside the divided coalition coming for the Green Deal

Intentionally or not, concerned businesses, the ascendant far right and traditional conservatives are coming together to rewrite green rules.

February 11, 2025 4:40 am CET

Trump could remake USAID to promote fossil fuels

The president’s allies want foreign aid repurposed to encourage more oil and gas development around the world.

February 11, 2025 12:15 am CET
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