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European cities are a hub for all sorts of activities – a pathway for study opportunities, jobs and services because of their key infrastructure and economic activity. More than three-quarters of the EU population live in urban areas and this figure is expected to rise to almost 85% by 2050.

Drawing on a communication of March 2022, the European Commission published on 18 May 2022 the REPowerEU plan, presenting a series of measures to phase out EU’s dependence on Russian energy well before 2030, fast-forward the green transition and increase the resilience of the EU’s energy system.

The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council on the Directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of listed companies proposed by the Commission in 2012.

The Commission has launched today a new call for proposals for key cross-border EU energy infrastructure projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Energy.

The production and use of energy account for more than 75% of EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonising the energy system is therefore critical to reach the EU’s long-term aim to become climate-neutral by 2050.

Press statement by President von der Leyen following the announcement by Gazprom on the disruption of gas deliveries to certain EU Member States.

United States (U.S.) Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm, and European Union (EU) Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, co-led the 2022 U.S.-EU Energy Council High-Level Business Forum, focused on offshore wind energy.

The International Energy Agency and the European Commission outlined today a range of simple steps that people can take to reduce their energy use and save money.

The surge in energy prices and high volatility seen since last autumn already triggered calls last year for reducing our dependence on energy imports. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has taken this debate further and prompted strategic EU policy changes.