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Diesel prices in the EU hit a new high of €2.23 per liter on Friday, with records set in 19 countries, according to European Commission data. Spain’s costs neared €2 per liter, marking a 40% increase since January .
The surge follows a doubling of EU diesel imports from the U.S. between February and June 2026, as Europe reduced reliance on Russian crude amid the Ukraine war and Middle East tensions. The bloc’s refining capacity has dropped 13% since 2000, leaving seven member states without refineries .
U.S. President Donald Trump is now considering a 90-day diesel export ban to lower domestic prices ahead of midterm elections, a move the Commission called “a very bad idea.” Spokesperson Olof Gill confirmed high-level EU-U.S. contacts, warning that any disruption would harm both sides .
European governments have responded with subsidies and tax cuts, with France, Germany, and Spain expanding support. The EU has also allowed temporary state aid for households and energy-intensive industries . Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will urge EU leaders to delay the ETS2 carbon market for transport and heating fuels at the next summit, citing its potential to worsen price pressures .
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Les labels écolos à gogo, cest fini : lEurope met un stop au greenwashing des marques Une directive européenne qui entre en vigueur le 27 septembre interdit de nombreuses allégations relevant du greenwashing : les multiples labels créés par les entreprises elles-mêmes par exemple. Mais la France tarde à la transposer. La réforme a échappé au backlash (retour de bâton) écologique de ces dernières années. La directive européenne dite « transition verte », qui entre en vigueur le 27 septembre, prévoit un sérieux tour de vis contre les allégations, logos, labels... (…) Lire la suite - Info / Quotidien
reporterre · about 3 hours ago
Czech PM to call for further ETS2 delay amid rising fuel prices Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis will urge EU leaders to further postpone the launch of the blocs new carbon market for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2) at the next EU summit in Brussels, arguing the system risks adding to rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict, according to local media reports.
carbon pulse · about 3 hours ago
EU urged to deepen overseas cooperation rather than expanding CBAM The EU should avoid continuously expanding its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and instead pair targeted industrial protection with investment and climate partnerships abroad, according to a new policy brief by two German think tanks.
carbon pulse · about 3 hours ago
Senegal, Switzerland authorise EV taxi initiative under Article 6.2 Senegal and Switzerland have jointly authorised a greenhouse gas mitigation activity aimed at replacing ageing, fossil-fuelled taxis with electric vehicles in Dakar, the partners said on Friday.
carbon pulse · about 3 hours ago
Chocolate giant lobbied U.S. and EU officials over deforestation laws, says report Food conglomerate Mondelēz International, the owner of chocolate brands Cadbury, Milka, Toblerone and Oreo, has allegedly engaged in an extensive lobbying campaign to weaken and delay enforcement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), according to new analysis by environmental watchdog Global Witness. Under the EUDR, companies selling to the EU must show their forest […]
mongabay · about 3 hours ago
Fossil fuel subsidies are the worst energy policy in the world, researchers say In an editorial in Science, U.S.-based energy policy experts Paasha Mahdavi and Michael Ross argue that governments creating consumer fossil fuel subsidies in response to rising energy prices is the worst energy policy in the world. Mahdavi, an associate professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the U.S., and Ross, a professor at […]
mongabay · about 3 hours ago
"Made in Europe" : la France et lAllemagne sopposent, lEspagne cherche un compromis
lexpress · about 3 hours ago
Brussels warns capitals to tackle energy crisis or see far right take power Also in this newsletter: A solution to the Made in Europe conundrum
financial times · about 3 hours ago
Bringing the Balkans into Schengen: a Win-Win Scenario for Europe Inviting Western Balkan countries into Europes borderless travel area would ease their frontier disputes and revive EU credibility at the same time.
balkaninsight · about 3 hours ago
Brussels dials up pressure on Kyiv to speed up reforms amid budget crunch The European Commission in sounding the alarm over Ukraines slow pace of reforms, which is complicating access to critical financial assistance.
euronews · about 3 hours ago
How European governments are trying to ease the fuel price shock European governments are cutting fuel taxes, offering subsidies and adjusting energy rules to ease the impact of record petrol and diesel prices. France, Germany and Spain are among those expanding support, while the EU faces the added risk of possible US restrictions on diesel exports.
euronews · about 3 hours ago
Green electricity: Is Europes renewable energy boom slowing down? More than half of the EUs electricity comes from renewable sources; however, large gaps remain between countries.
euronews · about 3 hours ago
EU Ministers Push New Chips Act 2.0 for Tech Sovereignty – Brussels Brussels, Belgium, 25 September, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – European Union industry ministers have debated Chips Act 2.0, with member states broadly supporting efforts to strengthen Europes semiconductor industry, reduce strategic dependencies and make critical chip supply chains … Read more
brussels morning · about 3 hours ago
Washington and Moscow are responsible for the energy crisis Fuel shortages cannot be ruled out if geopolitical tensions drag on. President Donald Trump is considering a possible ban on exporting diesel produced in the United States, hoping to bring prices down ahead of the midterm elections. Europe would be hard hit.
le monde · about 3 hours ago
Why a U.S. Diesel Export Ban May Not Lower Prices President Trump has said he is considering restricting overseas sales of the fuel to bring down domestic prices, but experts say the policy will have many unintended effects.
new york times · about 3 hours ago
US push to flood Balkans with American gas sparks concerns in BrusselsIncreasing gas dependency in EU candidate countries could undermine the blocs climate goals, officials fear.
mastodon_Clean Energy Wire · about 3 hours ago
The UACES Annual 56th Conference, which this year took place in Prague, addressed the theme of reimagining Europe, covering a wide range of subjects from security, border and migration studies to digitalisation, the green agenda and Space policy. Not source/editor : Ideas on Europe
mastodon_EUwatch · about 3 hours ago
![Arctic gas: Too little, too late [Promoted Content]: When the EU recently decided to maintain its ban on Arctic oil and gas in its updated Arctic Policy, it sent a clear signal: Europes future energy security lies in homegrown renewables, not in Arctic oil and gas.](https://eupolicy.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/302/150/684/768/292/original/62843a9d51947fe6.png)
Arctic gas: Too little, too late [Promoted Content]: When the EU recently decided to maintain its ban on Arctic oil and gas in its updated Arctic Policy, it sent a clear signal: Europes future energy security lies in homegrown renewables, not in Arctic oil and gas.
mastodon_Euractiv Economy · about 3 hours ago
Electric Cars (BEV) reach 28 of EU new sales in August, in addition to 11 plug in hybrid.Some richer countries are far ahead of that, total EV dominance in Denmark, nearly half BEVs in Netherlands and Belgium. #Cars #Transport #EV #BEV
mastodon bot · about 3 hours ago
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bluesky_Carbon Brief · about 3 hours ago
A push by U.S. energy companies to deepen their influence in the Western Balkans is fueling EU concerns that the region could end up hooked on American fossil fuels.
bluesky_Politico Europe · about 3 hours ago
❗️🇺🇸🛢 - U.S. Energy Industry Leaders plus two key Businesses Associations (the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers) have sent an open letter to caution President Trump against imposing restrictions against diesel export. The support for a ban on diesel export to support the domestic energy market has been gaining momentums among Republican politicians, who are facing a difficult midterm election. @GeoPWatch
telegram_GeoPWatch · about 3 hours ago
Europa traci miliony ton zbóż. Polska także odczuwa skutki suszy Tegoroczne lato przyniosło europejskim rolnikom wyjątkowo trudne warunki. Skala strat jest już widoczna w prognozach produkcji zbóż. Polskie zbiory według prognoz będą jednymi z najgorszych od kilku lat. Nie widać co prawda jeszcze wyraźnego, wieloletniego trendu spadkowego, ale to nie znaczy, że problem na krajowym podwórku nie istnieje. Okres ekstremalnych, rekordowych wręcz upałów, kiedy temperatury […]
smoglab · about 3 hours ago
Bez wzajemności. Sprawa ukraińskiego UZ Cargo ujawnia poważny problem na kolei Sprawa ukraińskiej spółki kolejowej UZ Cargo Poland rozgrzewa polityków, ale gdy ostudzi się emocje, to widać realny problem. Polska jest otwarta dla ukraińskiego przewoźnika, Ukraina jest zamknięta dla polskich. To dwa odrębne światy: wolnego rynku i monopolu wywodzącego się z gospodarki centralnie planowanej. Na ich styku iskrzy. Czy tak właśnie rozpoczyna się gra o wpływy na rynku kolejowym po ewentualnym przystąpieniu Ukrainy do Unii Europejskiej?
wnp.pl · about 3 hours ago
Europa niechętnie zbliża się do Rady Pokoju Trumpa. "To jedyna opcja w mieście. Wszyscy muszą ją poprzeć" Europejskie państwa, które odrzuciły uczestnictwo w kontrowersyjnej Radzie Pokoju Donalda Trumpa, gdy powstała rok temu, zaczynają współpracować z nią przy projektach humanitarnych w Strefie Gazy. Nie są jednak z tego zadowolone, a krytycy twierdzą, że to kapitulacja wobec Trumpa i Izraela, który "o wszystkim decyduje".
onet · about 3 hours ago
The Toxic Trail of Indian Parts Powering Europes Cars Freefalling agricultural yields, severe health problems due to rampant pollution, and livelihoods that have to be built anew: these are the daily realities of residents in Indias automotive manufacturing hub of Pune, where producers have for years disregarded environmental safeguards. And despite regulations mandating supply chain due diligence, components made in the region still make their way into the vehicles of Europes biggest carmakers. A Follow the Money investigation.
green european journal · about 3 hours ago
Europes Made in Europe fight is getting complicated France wants a hard EU preference. Germany wants trusted trading partners included. Spain is trying to split the difference. The fight could shape how Brussels spends billions on its industrial policy. One thing is becoming clear, Europe wants to buy European. The problem is that EU governments cannot agree on where Europe ends. France, Germany […]
in-cyprus · about 3 hours ago