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Ukraine deal eases gas disruption fears
Vladimir Putin agrees to waive sanctions against Ukraine and amend Russia’s natural gas contract with the country, in a move that could ease fears of a disruption to European gas supplies
Plan to limit Europe energy supply disruption
The parties have agreed to deepen co-operation on energy issues after talks between Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, and European Union leaders at their annual bilateral summit in Stockholm
EU warned of threat to green energy goal
The European Union will fail to hit its target for deriving 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 unless the rate of investment in the industry increases sharply, according to a new analysis
Executives arrested in Italy wind farm probe
Police said the charges related to fraud involved in obtaining public subsidies to construct wind farms. They are also investigating the sale of wind farms to foreign companies
Insight: Time nears for EU to shape Ukraine policy
Sorting out relations is vital because events in the former Soviet state can cause havoc in European countries that depend on Russian gas
EIB in £1.4bn loan deal for wind farms
Small independent developers are expected to be the big winners from the renewable energy financing, which will be directed towards wind farms that cost between £20m and £100m to construct
Ukraine pays Russian gas bill
Ukraine’s prime minister, says the recession-ravaged country had squeezed enough funds from consumers and cash-strapped state coffers to pay a $500m October gas bill to Gazprom, Russia’s natural gas giant
Czechs given opt-out to spur Lisbon deal
EU leaders at summit talks in Brussels persuade Václav Klaus, the Eurosceptic Czech president, to sign the Lisbon treaty in return for an opt-out from its charter of fundamental rights
Brussels backs ‘clean coal’
Up to six ‘clean coal’ power stations are set to be built across the European Union after leaders gave their support to €1bn of funding for carbon capture projects
EU set to fund first ‘clean coal’ plant
Yorkshire-based Powerfuel is expected to win €180m of European Union funding to build Britain’s first large-scale carbon capture power station, which is due to go into operation by 2015
