Nikolaus J. Kurmayer
@nkurmayer.bsky.social
Journalist - energy, climate, buildings and occasionally politics @Euractiv
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“This Antwerp summit will be different than the one we had last year, and probably even bigger than the one we had two years ago,” explained Piotr Pogorzelski of Cepi, the paper industry association.
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Antwerp industry meeting shows who really rules Europe | Euractiv
The attendance of Merz, Macron and von der Leyen underscores the political retreat from the Green Deal
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February 11, 2026 at 9:18 AM
“This Antwerp summit will be different than the one we had last year, and probably even bigger than the one we had two years ago,” explained Piotr Pogorzelski of Cepi, the paper industry association.
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EU weighs overhaul of industry's free permits in carbon market reform, document shows
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EU weighs overhaul of industry's free permits in carbon market reform
The European Union is considering overhauling its system of free CO2 permits for industries, as part of a revamp of its carbon market, an internal document seen by Reuters on Tuesday shows.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Doesn't really fit into their political alignment rubric
February 9, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Doesn't really fit into their political alignment rubric
Trust me there is plenty of slop for men out there -- just look to xianxia/wuxia and the adjacent webnovel ecosystems
February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Trust me there is plenty of slop for men out there -- just look to xianxia/wuxia and the adjacent webnovel ecosystems
Rock-solid average of 250 sales per book
February 8, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Rock-solid average of 250 sales per book
Can't believe Vance at MSC was a year ago already
February 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Can't believe Vance at MSC was a year ago already
Fair aber das ja nur ein relativ geringer Teil der derzeitgen Kosten, das Gros (Invest) wird dann bereits abgeschrieben sein, so mein Verständnis der Lage -- und wo kein Neuinvest, da auch keine Umlage des Invest mehr
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Fair aber das ja nur ein relativ geringer Teil der derzeitgen Kosten, das Gros (Invest) wird dann bereits abgeschrieben sein, so mein Verständnis der Lage -- und wo kein Neuinvest, da auch keine Umlage des Invest mehr
Welche wären denn nicht mehr profitabel obwohl sie noch benötigt werden?
February 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Welche wären denn nicht mehr profitabel obwohl sie noch benötigt werden?
Join me in watching the downfall of an industry that is akin to sand in the gears of what could be a well-functioning EU
(notably not sure how this affects the political economy around forthcoming trade deals)
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(notably not sure how this affects the political economy around forthcoming trade deals)
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France’s agri-food trade surplus slumps to lowest level in decades | Euractiv
Farm minister Annie Genevard is calling for “general mobilisation”
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February 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Join me in watching the downfall of an industry that is akin to sand in the gears of what could be a well-functioning EU
(notably not sure how this affects the political economy around forthcoming trade deals)
www.euractiv.com/news/frances...
(notably not sure how this affects the political economy around forthcoming trade deals)
www.euractiv.com/news/frances...
Der VKU macht einen neuen Vorstoß um Kunden in seine lokalen Monopole zu drängen
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Energiewende: Wo Fernwärme ist, keine Wärmepumpen-Förderung – der drastische Vorschlag der Versorger - WELT
Städte und Versorger investieren Milliarden in Fernwärme. Nun wächst die Befürchtung, dass sich viele Hausbesitzer eine Wärmepumpe zulegen, bevor die neue Fernwärmeleitung fertig ist – und Netzbetreib...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Der VKU macht einen neuen Vorstoß um Kunden in seine lokalen Monopole zu drängen
www.welt.de/finanzen/art...
www.welt.de/finanzen/art...
Interesting stuff from Renew, explicitly picking a fight on bidding zones (and pressuring the Commission to get involved)
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Parliament's liberals push for bloc-wide electricity rulebook rethink | Euractiv
Renew MEPs want to take on the bloc’s grid powerhouses that are blocking energy market integration
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February 4, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Interesting stuff from Renew, explicitly picking a fight on bidding zones (and pressuring the Commission to get involved)
www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...
Gazprom gloats about relatively empty EU gas storage facilities -- meanwhile, they aggressively try to sell what looks to be meagre progress on Power of Siberia 2 as meaningful diversification of customers...
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Gazprom gloats about relatively empty EU gas storage facilities -- meanwhile, they aggressively try to sell what looks to be meagre progress on Power of Siberia 2 as meaningful diversification of customers...
Solar cannibalisation?
February 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Solar cannibalisation?
Ahhh wie nostalgisch
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Ahhh wie nostalgisch
Text-Bild-Schere aus der Hölle
Wir zittern uns durch diesen Winter. Die Bundesregierung hat schlecht vorgesorgt. #Gasspeicher
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Text-Bild-Schere aus der Hölle
January 29, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Not a military jet expert but doesn't the two-track solution seem like a classic European fudge?
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Airbus Defence CEO: Two seperate fighter jets for FCAS a 'good' option | Euractiv
An ongoing dispute between France and Germany has raised doubts about whether the project will continue
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January 29, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Not a military jet expert but doesn't the two-track solution seem like a classic European fudge?
www.euractiv.com/interview/ai...
www.euractiv.com/interview/ai...
€: Europe faces a climate reckoning amid slowing emission cuts (gas-heating resurgence & stagnant transport sector, via CREA) which put -55% by 2030 at risk -- throwing a molotov into current discussions on the post-2030 framework (call it Fit for 90 if you will)
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Emission cuts slow as gas-fired heating makes a comeback | Euractiv
Limited progress puts EU climate target in jeopardy
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January 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
€: Europe faces a climate reckoning amid slowing emission cuts (gas-heating resurgence & stagnant transport sector, via CREA) which put -55% by 2030 at risk -- throwing a molotov into current discussions on the post-2030 framework (call it Fit for 90 if you will)
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Listening to Burial is actually a key part of the human experience
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Listening to Burial is actually a key part of the human experience
The Canevari job change is not the story, it's the change in ECF funding priorities and the disappearance of the term !
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The Canevari job change is not the story, it's the change in ECF funding priorities and the disappearance of the term !
Its a story not a book !
January 26, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Its a story not a book !
Don't let the jubilations fool you -- the new North Sea offshore wind target, while substantial, is much lower than the 2022 pledge by a much smaller group
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January 26, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Don't let the jubilations fool you -- the new North Sea offshore wind target, while substantial, is much lower than the 2022 pledge by a much smaller group
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There has been a momentuous shift in Brussels few took notice of: energy efficiency first, the mantra that ruled the roost of the EU capital's lobbying circuit, is being quietly dropped (and is on track to be supplanted by a new darling term -- electrification)
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January 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM
There has been a momentuous shift in Brussels few took notice of: energy efficiency first, the mantra that ruled the roost of the EU capital's lobbying circuit, is being quietly dropped (and is on track to be supplanted by a new darling term -- electrification)
www.euractiv.com/news/how-the...
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