Fuels

Leaked correspondence shows Transnistria was offered alternatives to Russian gas amid a winter energy catastrophe — but officials said no.

Kyiv’s decision not to renew a deal with the Kremlin hasn’t sparked the catastrophe the Slovak prime minister imagined.

A member of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet is suspected of damaging an undersea cable.

From minister of the year to WTF moment, Westminster’s essential newsletter picks the winners of 2024.

Warsaw wants to use its turn in the EU’s rotating chair to take on Russian imports.

Finnish police say there is reason to believe a ship belonging to Moscow’s sanctions-busting flotilla caused the damage.

EU plans to hike airlines’ green taxes are “complete bullshit,” says lobby chief Willie Walsh.

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s fears for energy security are unfounded, senior Ukrainian official tells POLITICO.

An agreement that allows Moscow to pump fuel via Ukraine is set to expire at the end of the year.

Winter fuel payments took center stage in the final PMQs of 2024 — with Starmer’s defense getting a frosty reception.

First Amendment advocates worry about an emboldened Trump using civil litigation to target journalists he dislikes.

Twenty ships believed to be responsible for transporting Russian oil have been targeted.

Make the green transition affordable instead of slowing it down, former Commissioner Janez Lenarčič tells Brussels.

France hopes Italy can tip the scales against the EU-Mercosur trade deal. Giorgia Meloni may have other ideas.

Putin has set up a working group to mitigate the impact of the fuel spill, whose extent is still unknown.

Discussions include the issue of transit through Ukrainian territory, Slovak prime minister says.

Momentum for quitting Moscow’s revenue driver has stalled. “Something new needs to happen,” Dan Jørgensen told POLITICO.

The penalties will bar dozens of additional ships from EU ports.

POLITICO spent the afternoon on a soon-to-be-abandoned North Sea gas plant that’s hoping to ditch fossil fuels with government help.

Latvia and Lithuania vetoed the package, objecting to the extension of a carveout that lets EU firms continue operating in Russia.

The EU is paying more for fuel imports made from Moscow’s crude, showcasing the growing failure of its signature price-cap sanction.

Neil Coyle was elected to a seat on the Work and Pensions Committee in October.

Ursula von der Leyen granted the wish of her native Germany by flying off to seal an accord with the Mercosur bloc. France, which fiercely opposes the deal, is in uproar.