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Gas prices expose Europe’s energy vulnerability

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EUROPE

The cost of gas-fired generation sets the electricity price in much of Europe today. Falling indigenous production has left Europe reliant on gas imports and exposed it to global…

EU’s gas position will remain exposed to shocks

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EU

It is expected to receive much less Russian gas this year than last. Power sector developments and increased liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity are both positive, but the…

Germany is altering energy plans amid gas concerns

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GERMANY

Berlin has already put in place measures to boost coal-fired generation and is reconsidering its former hard line on nuclear plant closures. Liquefied natural gas (LNG…

Austria’s government is facing growing challenges

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AUSTRIA

The vast majority of its natural gas supply comes from Russia via neighbouring countries, while its industrial connections with Germany make it particularly vulnerable to any…

Romanian fiscal and external deficits will remain wide

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ROMANIA

Romania is among the member states liable to the EDP. Although its debt is relatively low at 47.9% of GDP, Romania has wide budget and current account deficits, yet its tax-to-GDP…

Europe’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline faces new hurdles

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EUROPE

Nord Stream 2 update.

German-Russian ties should survive Navalny attack

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GERMANY/RUSSIA

Leading politicians have called for the cancellation for the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, while NATO and the EU are considering fresh sanctions…

EU farmers are facing increasing challenges

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EU

The significant emphasis on climate change in government and EU policy is forcing farmers to invest in new technologies in order to reduce emissions. Agricultural acreages have…

Gas crunch will affect South-East European politics

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BALKANS

This 30% hike, from BGN102.33 in December, was at the request of Bulgargaz, the state-owned gas distributor. The decision came in the wake of a parliamentary vote on December 16…

Slovakia’s response to energy crunch will need EU help

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SLOVAKIA

Slovakia’s Soviet inheritance has exposed it to the massive economic fallout from the Kremlin’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, its efforts to squeeze natural gas supplies…