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EU household electricity prices stable in 2025

In the second half of 2025, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight increase to €28.96 from €28.79 per 100 kWh in the first half of the year. These price levels remain well above levels from before the 2022 energy crisis. The

EU household gas prices up in the second half of 2025

In the second half of 2025, household gas prices in the EU continued to show the seasonal fluctuation between semesters that was visible before the 2022 crisis, with this pattern distorted during 2022 and 2023. Average prices, including taxes, rose to €12.28 per 100 kWh, up

The oh so slow Draghi/Letta plan to 'save  Europe'

There’s a fresh spring in Brussels’ step after Hungary’s landslide rejection of Viktor Orbán (pictured). That shouldn’t delude us, though. The European Union’s shambling pace on its vital Single Market project has not picked up speed, writes Giles Merritt, founder and former

New life for disused Brussels warehouse site

The authorities in Brussels say they are taking “another strategic step” in the city's transition to a circular economy. This comes with the ReUse Park, project that will transform a disused warehouse in Ganshoren into a regional hub dedicated to the reuse of construction