Pipelines

Brussels will soon tell Hungary and Slovakia to stop dealing with Moscow — whether they like it or not. But the EU’s enforcement plan is fuzzier.

The upcoming legislation sets up a clash between Brussels and EU capitals eying a post-war return to cheap Russian energy. 

The EU will make its pitch Tuesday, searching for momentum as sanctions stall, the U.S. equivocates and some eye a Russian fuel return.

A move by the White House to grant a reprieve to Russian energy divides Berlin’s incoming government.

The debate pits Steve Witkoff against State Department and U.S. energy export proponents.

The idea will be one of several options Brussels will suggest in May to sever Russian energy links.

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

Belgian Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet told POLITICO he wants to phase out the country’s Russian gas imports — but didn’t back an outright ban.

There is “a real fragility” in energy infrastructure security, one expert warned.

Downing Street is worried about rising energy bills. Every option for bringing them under control could bring political pain.

Tariff threats prompt provinces to tout “east-west” corridors, rather than “south” to the U.S.

In NBC interview, U.S. president threatens to blacklist companies trading with Russia if the Kremlin doesn’t agree to a Ukraine ceasefire.

A close ally of Germany’s incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz warns that U.S. policy on Ukraine is drifting dangerously.

EU countries are against reviving the ruptured gas links, which experts say will also prove legally difficult — even if there’s an American buyout.

The proposal would allow Bratislava to rake in lost gas transit fees — but experts are doubtful it would work without subsidies.

As Germany’s next government takes shape, conservative negotiators are weighing whether Russian gas could still have a role in the country’s energy future.

Western allies are worried the U.S. president could go either way on decisions that will ripple across the Atlantic.

Budapest has refused to reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels despite the war raging next door.

Europe is sticking with Washington despite more “transactional” relations, European Commission chief says.

Summit shows backing for Kyiv, but Orbán veto exposes disunity.

The EU has previously said it doesn’t support restarting a deal between Russia and Ukraine that kept gas flowing to the bloc.

Countries like Germany have pushed for a more flexible approach, complaining the targets could raise gas prices.

Nationial oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije gets a 30-day reprieve, Serbian president says.

The bloc’s scientific advisory board on climate change wants the EU to scale up carbon removals.