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The demand goes one step beyond a push to include regulated carbon offsets, further complicating the EU’s attempt to set a 2040 goal.

Keep €70 per adult and €30 per child in hard currency in case of emergencies, the Bank advised.

Centrist wins in the triple election did not equal defeat of the right.

Belgian authorities want to investigate five MEPs over cash-for-influence case, officials say.

The country’s parliament will remain fractured, with the far-right Chega party and the Socialists tied for second place.

Sunday’s snap vote is being held two months after Prime Minister Luís Montenegro’s government fell as a result of the so-called Spinumviva scandal.

Cross-border power links need to be beefed up, Lisbon says after huge blackout, calling it a Single Market issue.

Esophageal spasms are keeping André Ventura off the campaign trail.

Sunday’s snap vote may leave the country in an extended period of political standstill.

European Commission defends the use of a private jet to attend Schuman Day celebrations with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden.

Spain has rejected claims that more nuclear power would have helped as recriminations erupt over last week’s outage.

Germany is the only one of Europe’s big five economies to take up the EU executives offer.

People rarely think about Europe’s criss-crossing energy system. We tell you how it works, what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next.

There has not been any type of intrusion in the electrical network control systems,” authorities say.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is set to meet the National Security Council as Spain seeks to figure out what happened.

“This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.

And what does it mean for Europe, its power grids and its electricity?

Despite the dash for cash, Spain’s core settlement infrastructure continues to operate normally, says the Bank of Spain.

With most of the country without power, both leaders agreed to postpone their televised clash.

Portugal also remains in the dark following mass power outage south of the Pyrenees.

Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”

A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.

Carlos Cuerpo and Rimantas Šadžius are considering running for the Eurogroup presidency.

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