Last Thursday, the Commission disbursed €1.4 billion to Spain in pre-financing grants related to the REPowerEU funds under the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM). This second and final REPowerEU pre-financing tranche complements the €340 million of loans previously disbursed to Spain on 25 January 2024. This pre-financing will help accelerate the implementation of the key […]
Spain submits a petition to revise the recovery and resilience plan and include a REPowerEU chapter
On June 6, Spain submitted a request to the Commission to amend its recovery and resilience plan, to which it wishes to add a REPowerEU chapter. The general amendments proposed by Spain would add 18 reforms and 25 new or expanded investments, and would involve more than €95 billion of additional RRM funding. The proposed […]
How EU Space supports Europe’s environmental policies
Our homes, offices, schools, hospitals, libraries, and other buildings are, collectively, the single largest consumer of energy. They’re also one of the largest emitters of carbon dioxide, responsible for 36% of all greenhouse gas emissions. In other words, the path to climate neutrality starts with energy efficient buildings. Here, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service […]
10 milestones of 2022 in the European Union
2022 was a difficult year, marked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the energy crisis. But there were also achievements at the European level that set the course for a 2023 that promises further progress along the history of the European Union. 1. Common Charger How many chargers do you have in your drawers? […]
REPowerEU: deal on energy measures in national recovery plans
Measures to save energy, produce clean energy and diversify supplies Support for vulnerable households, SMEs and micro-enterprises Member states to allocate more funds to cross-border and multi-country energy projects MEPs struck a deal with Council on the inclusion of REPowerEU measures in national recovery plans to support independence from Russian fossil fuels and the green […]
Commission invests EUR 3 billion in innovative clean technology projects to accelerate energy independence
Today, the European Commission is launching the third call for large-scale projects under the EU Innovation Fund. With a budget doubled to €3 billion thanks to increased revenue from the auctioning of EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances, this 2022 call for large-scale projects will boost the deployment of industrial solutions to decarbonise Europe. With a special focus […]
State aid: Commission prolongs and amends Temporary Crisis Framework
The European Commission has adopted an amendment to the State aid Temporary Crisis Framework to enable Member States to continue to use the flexibility foreseen under State aid rules to support the economy in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Temporary Crisis Framework was adopted on 23 March 2022 and first amended on 20 July 2022, to complement […]
LIFE: Integration of low-grade renewable energy or waste heat in high temperature district heating
Objective The whole transformation of the heating and cooling sector plays an essential role in the climate transition, and it is necessary to support the further application of efficient and renewable technologies to make the sector fit to meet this challenge. The “Fit for 55” package proposes revisions of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the […]