European Union (EU) imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued to decline in recent months, falling by 1.2 per cent between March and May 2026, according to a new analysis by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Egypt and the European Union are strengthening their strategic energy partnership with a financing package of up to €690 million ($801 million) to upgrade and expand Egypt’s electricity grid. The funding includes a €600 million loan from EIB Global and up to €90 million in European Commission grants.
The European Union (EU) will urge members to cut their dependence on Middle Eastern jet fuel and look into increasing imports from the US, in new guidelines expected next week, an official source told Reuters, as the Iran war disrupts global supply.
European Union authorities have announced that its new Entry/Exit System (EES) has become fully operational across all Schengen countries. An advanced technological system, EES digitally records entries/exits of non-EU nationals travelling to 29 European countries for short stays in just 70 seconds.
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter at a single site, has entered into an agreement with a fund managed by American Industrial Partners (AIP), to acquire 100% of Aluminium Dunkerque, the European Union’s largest primary aluminium smelter.