Press releases

The European Commission announced wide-reaching plans today to help make consumers’ energy bills more affordable. The plans are part of the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal and were announced together with a significant scaling back of green finance rules as part of efforts to boost Europe’s competitiveness.

The report published today by Enrico Letta from the Jacques Delors Institute is a welcome effort to remove barriers that prevent the Single Market from delivering its potential.

European legislators have reached an underwhelming deal on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) which will not make it substantially easier for consumers to renovate their homes. The ambition in the European Commission’s original proposal was diluted by conservative governments and groups in the European Parliament.

Consumers will get much-needed new protections from their gas suppliers after European lawmakers struck a deal today on the EU’s ‘Gas Market Package’.