EU Energy News

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

The European Commission has adopted a temporary State aid framework to enable Member States to support the EU economy in the context of the Middle East crisis

Plenary has approved the revision of the EU Electoral Act to enable female MEPs to delegate their voting rights before and after childbirth. Committee on Constitutional Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

In the list of April infringements, there are 2 energy-related reasoned opinions and 1 referral to the Court of Justice.

Forty years ago, the disaster at the Chornobyl Power Plant marked one of the gravest nuclear disasters in human history. Its true toll, long obscured by Soviet secrecy, has only become clearer over time.

CINEA published the latest project data from the second Union list of Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs) on the PCI-PMI Transparency Platform.

Wednesday 29 April Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

On Tuesday, Parliament adopted the renewed regulation on the generalised system of preferences (GSP). Committee on International Trade Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Parliament wants the Commission to propose legislation establishing a common definition of rape based on freely given, informed, and revocable consent. Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The bill adopted on Tuesday seeks to stop abusive practices, curb cruel business methods and protect the health of cats and dogs. Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

On Tuesday, MEPs backed a report setting out Parliament’s 2027 EU budget priorities. Committee on Budgets Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP