EU Energy News

Today and Monday, 4 May, Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen will be in Paris to discuss solutions to the global transition towards clean energy with international partners and representatives of the French government.

A package of recommendations aimed at protecting and supporting citizens in engaging in the clean energy transition has been presented by the Commission today.

In a resolution adopted on Thursday, Parliament condemns the repeated brutal and deliberate Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine in the strongest terms. Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

MEPs are demanding the strict enforcement of existing EU laws, a harmonised definition of cyberbullying, and increased platform responsibility to improve the protection of victims. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

MEPs are pushing for the Commission’s timely and effective enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act and closer scrutiny of AI-driven search tools and cloud services. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

On Thursday, Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situations in Haiti, China and Venezuela. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Only projects included in the second Union list of PCIs and PMIs in the fields of electricity, smart electricity grids, smart gas grids, CO₂ networks, hydrogen and electrolysers are eligible and can apply for funding.

The Commission has today launched a new call for proposals for key cross-border EU energy infrastructure projects with an indicative budget of €600 million.

Thursday 30 April Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The way forward is obvious, we must reduce our overdependency on imported fossil fuels and boost our home-grown, affordable, clean energy supply. From renewables to nuclear, in full respect of technology neutrality.

The European Commission has successfully closed the first round of activities of the Hydrogen Mechanism operated under the EU Energy and Raw Materials Platform.

In a vote on Wednesday, MEPs took stock of the fundamental rights situation in the EU in 2024 and 2025. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

MEPs warn that persistent rule of law gaps weaken democratic safeguards in the EU and that Commission recommendations are not being followed up. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

MEPs approve the Commission’s management of the 2024 EU budget but warn that rule of law backsliding in several member states is harming the use of EU funds. Committee on Budgetary Control Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

On Wednesday, Parliament backed €2 million in EU aid for workers laid off after the bankruptcy of Liberty Steel Belgium. Committee on Budgets Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP