Speaking at the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague on Friday 30 August, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, highlighted the European Union’s success in moving away from Russian fossil fuels in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has partly consisted of massive investment in renewable energies.
She welcomed the fact that in the first half of 2024, 50% of the EU’s electricity production came from renewable energies, and that wind and solar energy together...