MEPs to back mandatory audits for shale exploration
The EU parliament is set to say that all plans to explore shale gas drilling will have to undergo environmental impact audits.
Refugee quotas 'unacceptable' for Visegrad states
Czech, Polish, Hungarian, and Slovak leaders have again said No to EU migrant quotas, despite French and German appeals for solidarity.
New EU proposal to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers
The EU commission is to unveil plans next week to redistribute 160,000 asylum seekers arriving in Greece, Italy, and Hungary, according to media reports.
Rhetoric and reality on EU car emissions targets
There is no silver bullet for decarbonising transport. Reaching the EU's most ambitious targets will take time and a lot of money.
What does the shale boom mean for transport?
For good or ill, the shale gas revolution in the United States has turned the global energy market on its head.
Infrastructure rules threaten alternative fuels bill
The debate in Brussels over how to develop viable alternatives to petrol and diesel boils down to a version of an age-old question: what comes first, the chicken or the egg?
EU searches for alternative transport fuels
Most governments agree that we should use less oil. Less clear is how to do it.
Dim prospects for EU energy tax reform
The logic behind a European Commission's proposal on energy taxation is based on the concept of "fuel neutrality" but it could hurt alternative fuels the most.
MEPs agree cap on crop-based biofuels
The EU parliament has capped the amount of crop-based biofuels that can be used to reach EU energy targets amid environmental fears.
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