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European Parliament Kills Gas Engines

Bridget Ryder June 12, 2022

An opinion from the Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy expressed doubts about the ban on combustion engines. It pointed out that uncertainty still surrounds the future of electric cars.

EU Commission Allows Gas Payments in Rubles to Russia

David Boos May 24, 2022

On Thursday, May 19th, the EU Commission decided to allow gas importers to open ruble accounts for gas payments to Gazprombank. For a long time,

Energy Policy is Based on Hard Facts, Not on Ideology: The Case of Hungary

Mátyás Kohán May 5, 2022

The Orbán cabinet has put in place the means for Hungary to be independent from Russian natural gas. In the course of 12 years, it built links to all possible alternative energy sources; the fact that a number of them are inoperable is due to other countries.

How Should the West Deal with the War in Ukraine?

Pieter Cleppe April 30, 2022

There are a few things that the West can do. One is to follow the Latin motto “Si vis pacem, para bellum,” or “If you want peace, prepare for war.” This certainly applies to the Benelux, Germany, and Sweden, whose armed forces have been severely weakened over the past three decades.

The Lure of National Dependence

Jorge González-Gallarza April 27, 2022

In Western Europe, meanwhile, our globalized, post-national era of peace and prosperity has wrought decadence and complacency. It has erased from the national consciousness the blood and tears needed to get independence and to keep it.

German State Temporarily Takes Over Control of Gazprom Germania

David Boos April 18, 2022

After failing to achieve independence from Russian gas in the short term, German Minister of Economy Robert Habeck blocked the sale of the German subsidiary of Russian energy company Gazprom, and put it under state controlled trusteeship to ensure security of supply.