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Soaring energy prices: time to break with the structural instability and move to a resilient and affordable European energy block

Bioenergy Europe

Brussels, 09 March 2022 – Bioenergy Europe welcomes the vision of the European Commission to accelerate the deployment of renewables, while ensuring the affordability and security of EU energy supply by decreasing fossil gas imports from Russia.

EU shipowners highlight importance of seafarers in Ukraine crisis

ECSA

ECSA urges regulators to guarantee seafarers’ mobility and their rights as essential workers.

European shipowners are following very closely the impacts of the events in Ukraine on the crews and the safe continuation of shipping operations.

Joint statement IPA Europe – European Dairy Association (EDA)

The European Probiotic Association (IPA Europe)

The European Dairy Association (EDA) and the International Probiotics Association – Europe (IPA Europe) want to highlight the contribution that the probiotic sector can make on a number of the objectives listed in the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, and jointly ask for a clear engagement of the European Commission and stakeholders on the use of the term probiotic on labelling and communication towards consumers in Europe.

S&Ds: We charged sustainability, fairness and efficiency into the future of our batteries

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The European Parliament will endorse tomorrow a set of comprehensive and ambitious rules on sustainability, safety, labelling and information on batteries. The future of batteries in Europe must be socially and environmentally sustainable. Now the ball is in the Council’s court to match our ambition and finalise its position in order for the new Batteries Regulation to be swiftly negotiated and put into place.

The rapporteur and S&D vice-president, Simona Bonafè, commented:

S&Ds: We charged sustainability, fairness and efficiency into the future of our batteries

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The European Parliament will endorse tomorrow a set of comprehensive and ambitious rules on sustainability, safety, labelling and information on batteries. The future of batteries in Europe must be socially and environmentally sustainable. Now the ball is in the Council’s court to match our ambition and finalise its position in order for the new Batteries Regulation to be swiftly negotiated and put into place.

The rapporteur and S&D vice-president, Simona Bonafè, commented:

Split-Dalmatia County

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

As part of the project PEPSEA-Protecting the Enclosed Parts of the Sea in the Adriatic from Pollution, the Split-Dalmatia County organized on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. in Kaštel Gomilica media tour for journalists where the pilot location was presented and the equipment installed on it, as well as the complete equipment procured through the PEPSEA project. The media tour was attended by journalists from HRT, Slobodna Dalmacija, Dalmacija Danas, TV Jadran, Večernji list, Pixsell, HINA, TV Dalmacija, Radio Dalmacija and Dalmatinski portal.

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

The biomethane sector will deliver 20% of current EU gas imports from Russia by 2030

EBA - European Biogas Association

Brussels, 8 March 2022 - The European Commission communication REPowerEU released today is a decisive step towards the rapid development of the biomethane industry in Europe. “Europe needs to urgently diversify and reduce its dependence on Russian gas whilst stepping up on the ambition for the climate targets.

Europe wants more renewables to increase its energy security

WindEurope

Today the European Commission presented new measures in response to the rise in electricity prices across Europe. The measures are strongly influenced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Commission wants Europe to accelerate renewables deployment to increase energy security and in particular reduce its dependency on fossil fuel imports from Russia. 

Put people at the heart of economic policies, S&Ds demand from Commission as they call for reform of outdated fiscal rules

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats call for fundamentally reorienting the European Semester away from the austerity matrix to putting the wellbeing of people first. Driving the transformation towards sustainable development requires a new governance approach and new rules and instruments: a Sustainability Pact.

Irene Tinagli, Chair of the economic and monetary affairs committee and S&D MEP responsible for the European Semester, said:

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