Against a tense energy backdrop, in 2022 the European Union almost doubled its investment in imports linked to green energy production. This approach, detailed by Eurostat in a publication dated 9 November, is in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal and the need to reduce energy dependency, exacerbated by the Ukrainian crisis.
According to Commission figures, the EU spent a record €28.4 billion on imports of products such as solar panels, liquid biofuels and wind turbines,...