Jun 8‘EU citizens need to know the ECA addresses their concerns’Interview with George Hyzler, ECA Member since 1 October 2022 By Gaston Moonen Since 1 October 2022 George Hyzler is ECA Member, nominated by Malta, succeeding Leo Brincat. Feeling predestined to serve, as a lawyer, as a politician, he is very well aware of risks and challenges when in public…European Union12 min readEuropean Union12 min read
Jun 8‘Count on us to speak the truth, whether it is welcome or not’Interview with Stef Blok, ECA Member since 1 September 2022 By Gaston Moonen On 1 September 2022, Stef Blok joined the ECA as a new ECA Member, taking over the post of Alex Brenninkmeijer, who tragically passed away on 14 April 2022. With long experience in public life — as…European Union12 min readEuropean Union12 min read
May 25EU energy autonomy and climate targets — the next ten yearsBy Catriona Black, Tilemahos Efthimiadis, Rainer Jungwirth and Marzio P. Rotondò, Joint Research Centre, European Commission The European Union has been taking significant steps to strengthen its energy autonomy while preserving its goal of becoming the first climate‑neutral continent by 2050. In this article, Catriona Black, Knowledge Management Officer, Tilemahos…European Union9 min readEuropean Union9 min read
May 25The dark side of the energy transitionInterview with Guillaume Pitron, journalist and documentary maker By Jana Caulier and Gaston Moonen As the European Commission appears to recognise in its current focus on critical raw materials, the energy transition is accompanied by a switch to a new set of basic materials. But rare metals and minerals come…European Union19 min readEuropean Union19 min read
May 25Energy price ceilings with partial cover: A Dutch master?Long read article by Professor Marco Haan, University of Groningen, and Professor Maarten Pieter Schinkel, University of Amsterdam¹ Following the surge in energy prices and the financial stress this created for many households, several EU member states reacted with price-capping measures to protect their citizens. The Netherlands designed a price…Energy Efficiency25 min readEnergy Efficiency25 min read
May 25Putting the energy transition at the heart of the EU’s energy futureInterview with Cristian Bușoi, Chair of the European Parliament Committee Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) By Gaston Moonen In the European Parliament, energy — and therefore everything related to energy transition issues — is part of the daily bread and butter of the Industry, Research and Energy Committee, better known…European Union12 min readEuropean Union12 min read
May 17Facing soaring energy prices — how the EU is tackling the energy crisisBy Olivier Prigent, cabinet of Viorel Ștefan, ECA Member With its adoption of the Green Deal in 2019, the European Commission launched a set of long‑term policy initiatives, the overarching aim of which is to make the EU climate neutral by 2050. Various elements of the Deal related to energy…Eu Green Deal10 min readEu Green Deal10 min read
May 17The Swedish National Audit Office examining the role of the state in the development of the electricity system in SwedenBy Helena Lindberg, Auditor General of Sweden, and Johannes Österström, Swedish National Audit Office With various EU actions, ranging from the Energy Union to an agreement on gas price capping, the EU sets out objectives and targets and provides funding for reaching them. But most of the activities to reach…Renewable Energy7 min readRenewable Energy7 min read
May 16The EU: on a slow boat to the internal electricity marketBy Stefano Sturaro and Adrian Savin, Regulation of Markets and Competitive Economy Directorate The EU’s Energy Union has five strategic dimensions. Building a fully integrated European energy market is one of them; a fully integrated internal electricity market that functions well is a key component of this. Considering the complexity…Energy10 min readEnergy10 min read
Apr 14The Czech Republic’s Energy Regulatory Office and the role of regulation in crisesBy Stanislav Trávníček, Chair of the Energy Regulatory Office of the Czech Republic The Energy Regulatory Office (ERO) is the Czech Republic’s national regulatory authority, supervising the country’s energy market, which is largely characterised by a monopoly in distribution and transmission, and is also the body responsible for protecting energy…Energy14 min readEnergy14 min read
