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In 2015, the EU’s energy union strategy set out a bold vision to fundamentally transform our energy system. It envisioned a resilient energy union, with an ambitious climate policy, to deliver secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy for all Europeans.

In the margins of today’s Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council, the European Commission and the Polish Presidency of the Council have launched the Energy Union Task Force

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is pledging €1.6 billion to finance the construction of the Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection between Spain and France

The new Euratom Safeguards Regulation has been published in the EU Official Journal today and will therefore enter into force in 20 days - on 6 July.

This week marked the 19th edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the biggest annual EU event dedicated to the clean energy transition.

Delivering Member States' plans regarding nuclear energy will require significant investments, of around €241 billion until 2050, both for lifetime extensions of existing reactors and the construction of new large-scale reactors.

The Sustainable Development Goal ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’ (SDG 7) calls for universal access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy.

Commissioner Jørgensen participated in the 10th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency, co-organised by the Commission and the IEA in Brussels.

The conference on energy affordability held by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Commission stressed the need for the active participation of as much of the population as possible.