The Council has adopted a revised Trans-European Networks for Energy Regulation, which also introduces mandatory sustainability criteria for all projects

It will also use the financing to improve its water and sewerage network, implement circular economy projects and reduce emissions

It renewed its pledge towards international ocean governance, with almost €500m to be invested in research, development and innovation in seed funding over the 2021-2023 period

Bulgaria aims to triple renewable generation and cut GHG emissions from the power sector by 40%

Whether these will include Russian energy is still being debated

The projects are deploying low carbon technologies at industrial scale, covering key sectors such as hydrogen, steel, chemicals, cement, solar energy, biofuels and CCS

The Vehicle Emissions Laboratory will enable emissions testing in regulated and simulated real driving conditions and allow the Commission to determine whether vehicles comply with relevant emissions regulations

The fund will be made available to small-scale projects that slash GHG emissions

While the Commission did not name any of the companies raided, reports allege two of them were Gazprom Germania and Wingas, both subsidiaries of Russia’s state-owned gas supplier Gazprom

Supported with an initial €150m, it aims to help monitor, model and predict natural and human activity as well as develop and test scenarios for more sustainable development