EU plan for affordable energy a step in the right direction according to Slovenia

The European Commission's Action Plan for Affordable Energy, presented at the end of February, is a step in the right direction, Slovenian Minister Bojan Kumer said ahead of the meeting of EU energy ministers. Slovenia is pushing for more concrete measures at the EU level, as well as more freedom for member states to reduce the administrative burden.

The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee discussed the state of European energy policy at its meeting on Tuesday. During the debate, András Gyürk, a Fidesz MEP, stated that Brussels must take concrete steps to protect Europe's energy import infrastructure and stop demanding the abolition of the overhead reduction. In his response, the European Commission representative did not distance himself from the Ukrainian m…

Energy-efficient buildings are the key to climate protection and social stabilityPress release of 18.03.2025 Joint declaration on coalition negotiations Berlin, 18.03.2025 – A broad alliance of industry, consumer and professional organisations called on the negotiators of CDU, CSU and SPD to anchor the importance of energy-efficient buildings adequately in the coalition agreement. A climate-neutral building stock is not only indispensable for cl…

The European Commission announced today that it will present, “very soon”, a plan for the European Union (EU) to be completely independent of energy imports from Russia, speaking of purchases that are still worth “2,400 completely new F-16 fighters”. “We want to be independent of energy imports from Russia. This means that, very soon, I will present a plan on how to achieve this objective, which is more relevant now than a few months ago,” said …

EU plan for affordable energy a step in the right direction according to Slovenia

Brussels – The action plan for affordable energy presented by the European Commission at the end of February is a step in the right direction, said Slovenian Minister Bojan Kumer before the EU energy ministers’ meeting. Slovenia strives for more concrete measures at the EU level, as well as for more freedom for member states to reduce administrative costs for businesses and households. One of the plan’s measures provides for the preparation of n…