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Europe’s power price divide hits southeastern economies
Greek businesses and households face soaring energy costs, as uneven investment deepens Southeast Europe's energy crisis.
Stellantis Italy output falls 37% in 2024, car production hits 68-year low
Production of cars in particular shrank by 46% to the lowest since 1956, while output of new commercial vehicles fell 17%.
Slovak PM Fico warns of gas crisis without Ukraine transit route
Ukraine has repeatedly said it would not continue a gas transit deal with Russia as the two countries are at war.
Automaking countries press EU to relax rules on CO2 fines
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it did not make sense to add to the difficulties the industry faces.
EU not buckling to pressure over car CO2 rules, climate chief says
Europe's car industry potentially faces $15.8 billion of fines for failing to meet 2025 targets.
EU conservatives seek to stall 2035 combustion engine ban
EU's conservative bloc seeks to reverse 2035 combustion engine ban, citing automotive industry challenges and economic concerns.
EU’s largest political group pushes to weaken combustion engine ban
The European People's Party is campaigning to weaken the EU's key policies on reducing car CO2 emissions.
EU looks to geothermal in drive for energy security, document shows
"The use of geothermal energy contributes to the strategic objectives of the European Union," the draft document said.
Analysis: Gas price shock set to add to Europe’s industrial pain
EU gas demand is 17% below the five-year average observed during pre-pandemic years — but it is still vulnerable to price shocks.
Analysis: China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs
The bloc's latest EV tariffs to protect its auto industry from a flood of cheap Chinese imports do not apply to hybrid cars.
