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Comment: The next big project for the EU is energy

It must build a new body to facilitate action in climate change, energy security and sustainable competitiveness, write Michaele Schreyer and Ralf Fuecks

Setback to biofuels expansion

Legislators called for a halt to proposals raising the EU’s use of biofuels amid a report showing that plant-based fuels compete with food production for fertile land

EU backs weekly release of oil data

The European Union agreed in principle to publish weekly oil stocks data in an attempt to inject more transparency into a market where prices regularly touch record highs

French car tax to spur green upheaval

France is to slap an annual green tax on high-emission cars, such as sports utility vehicles, and extend punitive taxes to more environmentally damaging products

Paris makes energy its top EU aim

France has made a common energy and environment policy by the end of the year the top priority of its six- month presidency of the European Union, which begins next week

Chubais hits at EU ‘fear’ of Gazprom

Anatoly Chubais, one of Russia’s leading liberal reformers, has accused the European Union of trying to limit the Russian company’s access to its natural gas market for political reasons

France defends plan to cap VAT on petrol

Germany says the EU should look at the root cause of high oil prices amid its disapproval of the French proposal to use tax policies to alleviate the impact on fuel users

EU accuses GDF, Eon over natural gas pipeline

The European Commission said it had sent statements of objections to state-owned Gaz de France and German utility Eon concerning illegal cartel activity over a gas pipeline contract

Energy companies could face restructuring

Big groups such EDF and ENI could be forced to reshape their businesses after EU countries reached a deal to boost competition in the union’s power sector

EU energy break-up hangs in the balance

Big integrated energy groups could be forced to reorganise their businesses if member states agree on divisive proposals by Brussels to increase competition in the sector

German utility to sell gas network

Green goals hit by rise in offshore wind cost

Comment: Europe needs a single market for gas

Deal to ease EU reliance on Russian gas

Overseas wind turbines for renewable targets

Comment: Europe needs a common energy market

Gazprom set to cut Ukraine gas shipments

EU eyes further energy disposals

Editorial comment: Misplaced energy

EU energy groups seek deal on assets

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