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NEWS BRIEFS / Energy

€11 billion in 2024 for “fragmented” measures to support security of electricity supply, according to ACER

Brussels, 24/11/2025 (Agence Europe) – The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) revealed on 20 November, in its 2025 monitoring report on the EU’s security of electricity supply, that almost €11 billion was spent in 2024 in the EU on “a fragmented set “ of some forty security-of-supply measures. These national support measures can take the form of capacity mechanisms or flexibility schemes, which comply with the rules on State aid. ACER reports that in 2024,...

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BEACONS
Beacons: the hard Right is softening the European Green Deal
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED STATES: Washington ties any opening on steel and aluminium trade to EU concessions on its digital regulations
AFRICA: Luanda Summit - EU and African Union outline future of their partnership
HUMANITARIAN AID: EU releases €143 million for sub-Saharan Africa
Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: Europeans highlight progress in peace negotiations
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: COP30 - after a fragile agreement in Belém, EU regrets lack of ambition on fossil fuels
ENERGY: phasing out of Russian LNG from 1 January 2027 in latest attempt to reach compromise on ‘REPowerEU’ Regulation
ENERGY: at European Parliament, Nuclear Energy Focus Group preparing position paper ahead of publication of final PINC report
DIGITAL: Danish Presidency of EU Council wants to tackle weaknesses of European supervisory framework regarding dangers of e-commerce
FOOD SAFETY: European Parliament to ask for acceleration of biological control agents’ availability
FISHERIES: Costas Kadis believes that small-scale and coastal fisheries must remain an EU priority
TRANSPORT: European Commission believes investment is needed to improve safety and working conditions in road transport sector
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY/DEVELOPMENT : at nineteen, G20 countries state that no nation can prosper in isolation
COMPETITION: Universal’s acquisition of Downtown may reduce competition, according to European Commission
STATE AID: Union sociale pour l'habitat critical of idea of considering affordable housing as service of general economic interest
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: Danish Presidency of EU Council includes European Commission’s revisions to national plans in its negotiating framework
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
DEFENCE: ‘European Peace Facility’ - EU adopts assistance measures for Jordan, DRC and Chad
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: Secretary General of Council of Europe highlights role of Istanbul Convention in fight against violence against women
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights launches navigator to provide overview of main human rights protection structures in Europe
NEWS BRIEFS
BUDGET: Council of EU formally adopts EU budget for 2026
CULTURE/MEDIA: Commission launches call for evidence with a view to evaluating Audiovisual Media Services Directive
ENERGY: €11 billion in 2024 for “fragmented” measures to support security of electricity supply, according to ACER
DIGITAL: European Commission encourages whistleblowers to report potential abuses of AI systems