In her State of the Union address on Wednesday 13 September, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, returned to the energy crisis within the EU, which had led her, in last year’s speech (see EUROPE B13021A1), to propose a series of major measures to deal with soaring electricity prices. It now seems to be turning towards a more structural vision of European energy policy and the overall decarbonisation of the industry, notably by proposing a “European Wind...