Anna Hubert 🇪🇺

Following a good call with @POTUS, we have agreed to meet in Scotland on Sunday to discuss transatlantic trade relations, and how we can keep them strong.

Today, the European Commission launched infringement procedures, sending letters of formal notice to 26 EU countries (all but DK)for failing to notify full transposition of the RED (Renewable energy directive)." ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

How von der Leyen’s omnibuses drive EU lawmaking "Behind the scenes, frustration is mounting among officials and lawmakers alike, who denounce a top-down process that risks undermining years of work — and shifting the balance of power in Brussels." contexte.com/eu/article/ene…

Russian gas ban: The deadline for amendments in EP committees has now passed. While we are waiting for @EP_Industry and @EP_Trade to publish them, @Contexte is sharing some of them in today’s newsletter.

Spain’s parliament rejected a government package of measures aimed at preventing blackouts following Iberia’s mass outage on 28 April, while integrating more renewables in the country. montelnews.com/news/5cfe4c0a-…

📃Proposed Connecting Europe Facility and its €29.9 billion allocated to cross-border Energy projects is now online #MFF ec.europa.eu/transparency/d…

Some examples of "green" tracking of the spending under the next MFF - Co2 capture facilities obtain a 100% climate score - Electricity from biomass's climate score is 40% - Low carbon hydrogen's climate score is 40%

The methodology for tracking green spending under the proposed #MFF has been uploaded by the Commission. Not only is the financing of new nuclear capacity explicitly listed among the activities to be funded, but its climate ranking is also set at 100% 📃ec.europa.eu/transparency/d…

communications and legislations under the proposed #MFF are being uploaded right now

🔴 New nuclear energy capacities should be financed through the new Competitiveness Fund, since the fund refers to the NZIA list of technologies.

EUR 67.4 billion for clean transition, out of the EUR 410 billion of the competitiveness fund, said @steph_sejourne 43% should be targeted to "green" objectives

#MFF

🔴‼️"We are multiplying the energy infrastructure spending fivefold"

🔴Climate and biodiversity spending would be earmarked at 35% of the nez MFF proposal - roughly €700 billion

#MFF announcements beginning right now 🎉

#MFF announcements beginning right now 🎉

🔴LIVE NOW Commissioner @Piotr_Serafin briefs MEPs on the @EP_Budgets on the Commission's proposal on the post-2027 EU long-term budget. Watch ⬇️

Kicking off at 16.00: @EP_Budgets meeting with Commissioner @Piotr_Serafin. The EU Commission is presenting its proposal for the post-2027 long-term EU budget and future own resources: youtube.com/watch?v=c3lVaj…