Are European energy taxes in line with environmental objectives?
Although not collected by the EU but by each of the countries, taxes on energy at the European level exist, and they are implemented in the form of indirect taxes, also called excise duties. The EU sets harmonised minimum rates of excise duty for all energy products used for heating,
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Each month, one of our experts publishes an article describing his view on a specific topic of the constant changes taking place in the energy market, with special focus on the French market.
Iberian Singularity: balance of an exceptional year
As per Royal Decree-Law 3/2023 of 28 March this year, approval was given for the extension of the Iberian singularity, a mechanism that allows
Open, CBAM!
On 13 December, in an enthusiastic press release, the European Commission welcomed the political agreement reached on the same day between the European Parliament
Commission’s proposal on the electricity market reform (Part 3): liberals score a point
Following the public consultation held from 23/01/2023 to 13/02/2023, and during which Member States positioned themselves between two clearly defined sides, with radically opposed
Electricity market reform (Part 2) : liberals strike back
There are definitely two opposing sides in the European debate on the electricity market reform… Before going into the details of the European political-war
Electricity market reform: Spain’s proposal
In 2021, the return to a post-pandemic normality began to push up electricity bills in Europe. Already during the summer of 2021, Spain began
Margin Cap: the new paradigm
With the recent adoption of the Regulation “concerning emergency measures to tackle high energy prices” (2022/1854 of 6 October 2022), the European Commission is
Nuclear energy in France: a challenge ahead
Just a few days into winter, EDF has only 39GW available out of a total of 61.4GW of its nuclear fleet. These figures are
Ukrainian crisis: how ready is Europe ahead of next winter? A focus on gas
8 months after the start of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia, Ukrainians are resisting, and fighting back. Heavy western sanctions have been imposed on Russia
Analysis of the Iberian singularity (last 3 months) versus other regulatory mechanisms
Gas cap mechanism in the Iberian Peninsula On 15 June, the Iberian singularity mechanism came into effect allowing Spain and Portugal to contain price
