President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky invited Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico to Kiev. The meeting is intended to solve the gas transit problems. Zelensky responded to Fico’s invitation for a meeting to discuss the gas issue, but set his own condition: he wants the Slovak Prime Minister to come to Kiev next Friday. Previously, […]
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The blow to electricity and natural gas bills in 2025 will hit businesses
These are difficult times for Italian businesses, which will face new price increases in the year that has just started. Electricity and gas bills in 2025 could cost the entire Italian business system 13.7 billion euros more than in 2024, an increase of 19.2%. In total, total spending should reach 85.2 billion: 65.3 of this […]
“Bills are up to 10% more expensive”
The price of gasoline remains below the 50 euro level in the reference market Amsterdam TTF, which is already great news these days. But there will be increases in the bill: According to the calculation made by Arera President Stefano Besseghini, we are talking about increases of around 10 percent in 2025, after the transit […]
Zelensky: This is one of Moscow’s biggest failures
President Volodymyr Zelensky is convinced that ending the transit of Russian gas to Europe is one of Moscow’s biggest failures. “When Putin took power in Russia more than 25 years ago, annual gas transport via Ukraine to Europe amounted to more than 130 billion cubic meters. Today, the transit of Russian gas is zero. This […]
Russia cut off Europe’s gas: The end of an era
Russian energy company Gazprom has begun to reduce the flow of gas that continues to come to Europe through gas pipelines passing through Ukraine: in fact, the agreement that has kept the flow of gas active despite almost three years of war expires today. Unless a last-minute deal is struck, the five-year transit agreement between […]
EU demands Italy wall: “The ban on gasoline and diesel cars cannot be achieved”
The transition to electric cars in Europe will take place in 2035, as expected, and if anyone thinks they can extend this period, they are deceiving themselves. Vice President Teresa Ribera said the idea of reviewing the timing of the ban on diesel and gasoline engines “is not something we have considered, and I would […]
The European front that wants to postpone the ban on gasoline and diesel cars is expanding
Italy continues to pressure Brussels to postpone the farewell to gasoline and diesel engines planned for 2035. Our government, along with six other countries, strongly wants it to be postponed from the end of 2026 to the first months of 2025. The review article introduced by the regulation foreseeing the transition to electric vehicles comes […]
Von der Leyen wants to work with Trump. A move towards Russia is being prepared
The European Union could consider importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US instead of continuing to buy some of it from Russia. The European Union could consider replacing Russian imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with imports from the United States, Ursula von der Leyen said at a press conference after the EU summit […]
Diesel hits lowest point in year, petrol also falls
The price of self-green gasoline continues to fall, reaching its lowest level since January 30, confirming the downward trend that has continued since mid-July: the price per liter has fallen to 1,811 euros, while self-service diesel, which is still traded, has reached its lowest level since July 6, 2023, at 1,686 euros per liter (it […]
The government has taken measures to increase gas and oil reserves
Furthermore, the Government will strive to reconvert the pipeline infrastructure to optimize its use. To these strategies are added points for strengthening the areas, identifying undeveloped discovered resources and developing programs to promote overcoming the contingencies. Energy unions have already started to speak out about the fall in energy prices. Bookingsone of them is the […]