Polish Energy Minister Anna Moskwa offered an update on the country’s nuclear plans in an interview with the SuperExpress tabloid
The Baltic coast may become Poland’s industrial center, but it will be costly and foreign firms will be the main beneficiaries
What started as a grassroots farmers’ protest against damaging environmental rules could bring the Dutch government to its knees
Poland’s trade union movement helped shatter the communist regime, but a similar working-class uprising could await the EU if it continues to pursue its green agenda, writes Stefan Tompson for Remix News
“The question is not whether a blackout will come, but when it will come”
The price of gas in Hungary skyrocketed overnight from €1.16 to €1.59 per liter
The four countries signed an agreement during a meeting in Athens on Thursday
The conservative ruling party in Poland is putting a spotlight on the left-liberal opposition over energy procurement and Russia
Poland’s new energy giant will be owned by Polish capital and have the power to pursue zero-emissions energy goals like never before, writes professor Zbigniew Krysiak
Sustainable economic growth in Hungary depends on nuclear energy, says FM Szijjártó
Germany said its domestic relief package is commensurate with the country’s size
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said there should be no fears over any shortage of the fuel this winter
German workers say they don’t want to freeze for employers’ profits
Serbia and Hungary are set to deepen their alliance in relation to energy
The Druzhba oil pipelines supply oil to Germany from Siberia through Poland
Germany wants to borrow €200 billion to support gas prices using a budgetary trick
Green energy is a big business, and often at the taxpayers’ expense, as the latest scandal in the United Kingdom shows
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused record-high energy prices across Europe, but Poland has managed to keep them lower than others
Electricity companies warn of temporary power cuts across the Scandinavian country
Opposition parties criticized the plan for being both vague and too expensive
Of the four gas pipelines transporting Russian gas to Europe, only Turk Stream is still operational
“None of this bodes well for inflation, it’s here to stay”
While the AfD is enjoying anti-sanctions success, the same issue is threatening to split the entire leftist Die Linke party
Ursula von der Leyen and Brussels should now listen to Poland on issues such as climate and energy, argues ruling party MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk
The decision was made over the head of Hungary’s MOL, which has management rights in Croatia’s largest gas company
In light of Europe’s energy crisis, greater questions are now being asked about the extent to which fracking restrictions for the continent’s shale gas reserves are appropriate
Estonia had to upend its climate goals due the sanctions against Russia
If the German steel industry goes dark, other huge swaths of Germany’s and Europe’s industry will go offline as well, says the CEO of ArcelorMittal
This year Gazprom may increase its sales by 85 percent
As Europe’s energy crisis unfolds, Poland races to secure new gas supplies
In an interview with Polsat TV, Poland’s climate minister said that Poland will oppose the emergency measures for reducing the use of energy proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
Restaurants are facing energy bills 10 times as high as last year as the energy crisis roils the entire EU
Hungarian minister says price in Europe would be cut in half tomorrow if sanctions on Russia were dropped
A new report details how Hungary’s energy deals with Russia are paying off
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by warning that Europe is in no position to dictate terms to his country
A Swedish media outlet accuses Sweden’s PM of “stealing” parts of Orbán’s April energy emergency plan
Hungary’s gas reserves are well above those of other EU member states as winter fast approaches
Four activists were caught and remain in police custody after the group attempted to evade authorities by running into a nearby forest
The goal is to reduce industrial consumption by 10 percent in two years
The erroneous energy policy of the German Greens threatens the whole of Europe, publicist Péter G. Fehér writes in daily Magyar Hírlap.
The proposal will be discussed at an emergency meeting of EU energy ministers
New data shows German consumer confidence has collapsed to a record low as fears of soaring energy bills shock all of Europe
Germany’s rail system is faltering, with nearly half of all long-distance trains arriving late
Can Germany reduce its gas consumption enough to avoid an energy crisis?
Hungary to join international undersea power conduit project that could help ensure energy security for the country
“Hungarians should not pay the price of war,” according to Hungary’s foreign minister
German officials keep pushing people to take fewer showers to deal with the country’s energy crisis
Germany should have listened to Donald Trump and Poland on energy security issues, according to PiS MEP Dominik Tarczyński
The global energy and food crisis is not only a challenge but also, as long as the liberal left elites do not return to power, an opportunity for Poland to create a more sovereign economy, writes Krzysztof Wołodźko for portal niezalezna.pl
Three of the region’s five main refineries are currently down
Without the supply from the key Druzhba pipeline, the region will be in trouble in the long term
Hungary’s agriculture minister says it is not a blanket ban but instead a measure to ensure Hungary’s energy security for the upcoming winter
Agreeing to keep the remaining nuclear plants running will be a huge loss of face to the Green Party, researcher László Bertha writes in news portal Magyar Hírlap
Prices drop on U.S. reserves data as OPEC hikes production
Even the coalition partner Greens are understood to be more sympathetic to a “temporary exception” in light of the current energy crisis
The EU member state has pledged to reduce its gas consumption by 7 percent
Meanwhile, Mohammed bin Salman seeks to rehabilitate his international image
The German city is attempting to reduce its gas consumption by 15 percent in line with an EU initiative agreed upon on Wednesday
Europe’s grand plan for energy security is to take away stored gas from those who have it, Magyar Hírlap columnist Péter G. Fehér writes
An executive at the MOL oil and gas group asks consumers to only buy as much fuel as is strictly necessary
The Hungarian oil company will advance the terms of the contract to take over part of the Lotos Group, with plans to enter Poland immediately
Hungary was the only nation to vote against the decree saying it goes against the country’s interests
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline will pump just 33 million cubic meters of natural gas to Europe, with Russia citing maintenance issues for the cut
Some 16 percent of companies have already begun to scale back production
Hungarian gas reserves currently stand at 27.3 percent of annual consumption
Piotr Naimski oversaw the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline project and pushed for LNG imports
The European Union does not hesitate to give up its values if cornered, publicist Dániel Galsai writes in Hungary’s Magyar Hírlap newspaper
One Hungarian expert called the European Commission’s proposal for mandatory sharing of gas reserves “absurd” and a “serious violation of sovereignty”
The investment includes the construction of several gas pipelines across Iran
The agreement with Baku will reduce the European Union’s reliance on Russian energy
“The summer, early autumn will be very hard,” warns Macron
The ban takes effect on January 1, 2023
A restart of the Nord Stream pipeline hinges on a key component currently undergoing maintenance in Canada
As a part of its 7-point energy plan, Hungary is restricting exports of energy, including the country’s firewood
Sweden’s electricity grid is connected to the continent, so the reduced supply of gas to mainland Europe has a direct effect on Swedish electricity prices
Fuel sales in May exceeded pre-pandemic summer levels
Germans may want to invest in blankets
The decision is a relief for Hungary, which relies heavily on nuclear and gas power plants
Electricity prices could soon quadruple, warns one top German energy expert
Fidesz’s Tamás Deutsch warns that without nuclear and gas energy, the EU’s 2050 climate goals become unrealistic
EU legislation firmly puts energy matters under national jurisdiction, which means any attempts to seize Hungary’s gas would be illegal, says one Hungarian minister
Other countries may want to seize Hungary’s cheap Russian oil and gas while at the same time pretending Hungary is the “bad guy” for obtaining the energy in the first place
Weber also says he does not want to rely on Viktor Orbán for making foreign policy decisions or imposing sanctions
The EU’s climate policies are playing right into the hands of Putin and threatening the food and energy security of Europe, warns rural affairs advisor to the Polish president and a former agriculture minister, Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski
Piotr Naimski made his remarks at the Atlantic Council’s EU-US Defense & Future Forum in Washington D.C.
Both France and Germany have now revealed plans to increase its use of coal to offset their use of natural gas
According to the Social Changes survey, there is no social support for the EU’s campaign to reduce Poland’s coal extraction
This is step two in Germany’s three-step emergency plan
Opposition parties fear shortages and a black market over the move
Deputy Russian prime minister blames poor U.S. and European energy security planning for rocketing fuel prices
Hungary introduced a windfall tax on high-margin sectors of the economy last month
Russia is currently making a mockery of sanctions after earning what is likely record revenues from oil and gas sales
The pipeline supplies Hungary and other Central and Eastern European countries
Opting for LNG goes against Germany’s declared energy policy
The EU may threaten Hungary’s low gas prices
“Egypt is one of Poland’s most important partners among Arab countries,” declared President Duda in Cairo
Poland has the highest rate of gas storage in Europe, with 95 percent of its storage facilities full, representing 3.35 billion cubic meters in total
After Romania began to liberalize its energy prices in July 2020, Romanians are getting hit hard with energy inflation
Europe must now pay for allowing for an “energy addiction” to grow
