Siobhan Hall

(Montel) The European Commission has proposed slowing annual supply cuts on the EU ETS to 3.7% from 4.4% between 2031 and 2035 to assist industry as part of a review unveiled on Friday.

(Montel) The European Commission proposed adding more flexibility to the EU ETS to prepare for an expected shift from surplus carbon allowances to scarcity in the coming years in draft legislation unveiled on Friday.

(Montel) The European Commission has proposed changes to the EU ETS benchmarks for 2026 to 2030 that would provide extra free carbon allowances worth EUR 6bn to industry, it said on Friday.

(Montel) The European Commission proposed sweeping changes to rules for allocating free carbon allowances to industry on Friday as part of wider draft updates of the EU's ETS rules for the next decade.

(Montel) EU energy regulatory agency Acer has approved power TSOs' proposed changes to the day-ahead and long-term cross-border capacity calculation rules in the Core region covering 13 EU countries, including France and Germany.

(Montel) The European Commission recommended that EU nations delay by three years, until 2030, the use of their right to impose penalties on gas

(Montel) EU energy regulatory agency Acer intends to decide by 20 January on new frequency containment reserve rules intended to help avoid blackouts in the European grid.

(Montel) The EU has exempted certain Russian LNG contracts intended to supply countries outside the bloc from a ban starting on 1 January 2027 as part of its latest package of sanctions against Russia agreed on Thursday.

(Montel) EU energy regulatory agency Acer has updated rules for TSOs in 13 EU countries including France and Germany on sharing costs associated with unplanned cross-border electricity loop flows, it said on Friday.

(Montel) More exemptions for Russian LNG from EU sanctions such as the ban on transhipments via the bloc's ports are unlikely despite a concession secured last week for Greek shipper Dynagas, an analyst said on Monday.