http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about Energy Policy in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210185123.08 The European Union remains far from agreeing on how to tighten its rules for using biofuels, amid growing opposition towards such forms of energy. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment Energy Headline3 2008-05-07T20:41:26Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210149123.39 A key panel at the European Parliament voted late on Tuesday in favour of requiring power companies to split their generation businesses from their transmission networks. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Energy European Parliament 2008-05-07T09:29:12Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210081621.89 Biofuels must be developed more selectively to prevent competition with food-related crops, but they are still an answer to climate change, United Nations and European Union officials said on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment Energy 2008-05-06T15:27:19Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210005122.62 The European Commission ruled out on Monday the possibility of linking Russia up to the Nabucco gas pipeline, stressing that Europe would stick to its aim of diversifying EU supplies. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Russia 2008-05-05T18:56:54Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1209127623.89 A European biodiesel lobby called for an EU investigation Friday into subsidised exports of US biodiesel, which it said were undermining the industry in Europe. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Headline2 2008-04-27T10:27:04Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/iter-euforia.08-04-24 ITER, a joint international research project, will attempt to reproduce on Earth the nuclear reactions that power the Sun and other stars. To test whether this is possible, plasma turbulence simulation and modelling tools are being developed, but these require a huge amount of computing power to process data. This is where EUFORIA, a EUR 3.65 million EU-funded project, comes in. It aims to link computers from all over Europe and harmonise the simulations made in various areas of fusion. No publisher eub2 Energy Research & Technology 2008-04-24T17:03:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1209052922.77 The EU must prevent resource-rich Russia putting undue pressure any of the bloc's 27 member states, the president of the European Parliament warned Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Russia European Parliament 2008-04-24T16:17:25Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208964723.71 Germany does not want to change the EU's goal of boosting the use of biofuels in cars, a senior official said Wednesday, despite criticism that this may further fuel the global rise in food prices. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment Energy 2008-04-23T16:22:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208876523.65 Oil prices rocketed to historic highs above 118 dollars on Tuesday, lifted by the tumbling dollar, unrest in Nigeria and OPEC's reluctance to increase output, traders said. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Finance 2008-04-22T16:14:48Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Energy/oil-stocks.01 The European Commission has launched an online consultation to ascertain the views of interested parties on the possible revision of the existing legislation on emergency oil stocks. No publisher eub2 Energy 2008-04-22T12:43:23Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208866653.51 The Commission has launched a public consultation exercise on revising its emergency oil stocks system, amid soaring oil prices and growing concerns over the reliability of supplies. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Headline2 2008-04-23T08:29:49Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208845922.5 World oil prices eased only slightly in Asian trade on Tuesday after once again crashing through record highs and as producers warned sky-high values are here to stay. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Energy Finance 2008-04-22T08:44:49Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208697420.29 Bulgaria has asked the Commission to double compensation funds for its closure of four reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, says Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment Headline1 Energy Bulgaria 2008-04-20T20:21:52Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208661420.72 Despite efforts to diversify its energy suppliers, the European Union is struggling to reduce its dependence on Russian gas as Moscow repeatedly outmanoeuvres the bloc. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Energy Russia 2008-04-20T20:34:14Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1208509566.69 Soaring oil prices continued higher in Asia on Friday, trading above 115 dollars on the back of a weakening US dollar that has helped drive a series of record highs. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. 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