European Union.

The European Council together with the European Parliament and the European Commission will be working out a new European electricity market design, in trilogue negotiations, over the coming months. As a result, the new regulatory design for the EU electricity market is taking shape, but there are concerns in the sector regarding the new rules […]

German Chancellor is pressing on minimum transit of Russian gas via Ukraine, aiming to conclude at the Nord Stream 2 deal that was forged by Russia supporters in her government. Gazprom conveniently applauds. Meanwhile, the documents obtained by BiznesAlert.pl show that the Commission is yielding to Russian giant in its antitrust proceeding – by Wojciech […]

The European electricity market is currently undergoing structural challenges to security of supply, due to lack of capacity and funding restraints. New investments are insufficient to bridge the gap. It raises several questions about the future of capacity mechanisms in the EU – how should they be designed not only to ensure security of supply […]

What goes on in Poland on the 23rd of March.

The letter is a sign that there are strong anti-Russian sentiments and continued pro-European attitudes in the US. The assumption is that blocking Nord Stream 2 would help Europe’s energy security – writes Dr. Anna Mikulska from the Center for Energy Research Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston.

What goes on in Poland on the 14th of March.

Ukraine’s gas transmission system (GTS) was fully functional on the morning of 3 March after emergency measures taken by Ukraine and the country’s European partners helped to cancel out the potentially disastrous effects of a Russian failure to supply prepaid gas.

Central Europe Energy Partners (hereinafter as „CEEP”) supports Commission’s Proposal regarding amendment of Directive 2009/73/EC (hereinafter as Gas Directive) aimed at ensuring application of this Directive to gas import infrastructure. We consider legislative initiative from the Commission to be timely and instrumental for both the better functioning of the common EU gas market and advancement […]

‘It is crucial to deepen strategic transatlantic cooperation within the EU and NATO focused on cybersecurity as the current year is pivotal for shaping the European cybersecurity policy.’ This is the key takeaway point of CYBERSEC – Brussels’ Leaders Foresight, a strategic leaders’ debate held on 27 February by the CYBERSEC Forum, a ‘made in […]

During the Euractiv workshop „Transitioning to renewables: What role for biomass?”, the representatives of the European Parliament and the Commission together with experts and stakeholders participated in a discussion co-organised by the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE).