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During yesterday’s European Council, EU leaders met to discuss the new energy shock hitting Europe, with some of them looking towards deregulation measures and major changes to the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) as possible solutions.

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Germany reported the highest electricity prices in the first semester of 2025, at €38.35 per 100 kWh, according to figures from Eurostat, followed by Belgium (€35.71) and Denmark (€34.85).

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Renewables accounted for 18.9 per cent of the EU’s total energy supply in 2022, exceeding the global average of 13.9%, according to figures released by the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat.

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The EU Commission has launched an open public consultation and a call for evidence on its upcoming strategic roadmap for digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) in the energy sector. Both exercises are seen as…