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Stefano Porciello **

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Energy, Environment & Transport journalist for Rapporteur in Paris stefano.porciello@rapporteur.com | opinions are my own + usual disclaimers

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

With gas stockpiles at “historically low” levels, Moscow could once again trigger shortages across the EU in the event of a harsh winter, the European pipeline operators’ organisation Entsog warned on Thursday. www.rapporteur.com/news/cold-wi...

Cold winter could give Russia leverage over EU gas security | Rapporteur

European gas distributors warn of vulnerability, with stores at record lows

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A move by a trio of prominent conservatives to scrap the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) has been met with surprise and outrage by lawmakers who are steering the bill through the European Parliament. www.rapporteur.com/news/conserv...

Conservative plan to kill EU reindustrialisation bill sparks outrage | Rapporteur

Leading MEPs were accused of 'economic suicide' and the betrayal of workers

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

European capitals have moderated their support for a Turkish initiative to put a global electrification target at the centre of the upcoming COP31 climate summit in Antalya, a revised draft negotiating mandate suggests. www.rapporteur.com/news/capital...

Capitals curb enthusiasm for global electrification target | Rapporteur

The EU only ‘looks forward’ to a debate in latest draft of COP31 mandate

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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 06/10/2026

Naked, golden Trump (statue) arrives in Strasbourg

Naked, golden Trump (statue) arrives in Strasbourg

For once, it was not an MEP causing a scene in Parliament

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is a great story by Niko, read it if you haven't

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The EU will respond to the fossil fuel price crisis triggered by war in Ukraine and Iran by moving from aggregating gas demand to jointly procuring energy more broadly, the president of the European Commission has said. www.rapporteur.com/news/von-der...

Von der Leyen pitches joint EU energy procurement | Rapporteur

Brussels must bring demand aggregation 'to the next level', European Commission president says

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What will EU officials do at the Fiji pre-COP climate meeting this week? We got some insights www.rapporteur.com/news/europea...

European officials on team-building trip to Fiji ahead of COP31 | Rapporteur

Alliance with Africa and small island nationals could be essential in swaying Beijing

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@nkurmayer.bsky.social and I have spoken with multiple sources to find out how the EU is getting ready for #COP31. Here is the story 👇

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Massive

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Berlin is set to clash with Paris over whether to postpone a law requiring fossil fuel importers to report upstream emissions of methane from January, after French President Emmanuel Macron called for the deadline to be pushed to 2028 - by @nkurmayer.bsky.social & me www.euractiv.com/news/germany...

Germany backs EU methane rules despite unease over winter gas | Euractiv

National experts say Europe's supply situation remains 'stable' for now

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Berlin has proposed further weakening the made-in-Europe rules in the EU re-industrialisation bill, a document seen by Euractiv shows. www.euractiv.com/news/berlin-...

Berlin seeks to loosen EU ‘made in Europe’ rules | Euractiv

“Germany rejects protectionism and discrimination,” Berlin says in leaked paper

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚗 LEAK: Credits for using clean European steel could be granted earlier to EU carmakers, a leaked negotiating document suggests www.euractiv.com/news/capital...

Capitals moot further flexibility on car CO2 standards | Euractiv

Credits for using clean European steel could be granted earlier, a leaked negotiating document suggests

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Industrial plants covered by the EU carbon market could face an earlier deadline to reach net zero than the European Commission proposed in July. www.euractiv.com/news/liese-p...

Liese pushes earlier net-zero deadline for EU industry | Euractiv

EU carbon permits would fall to zero by 2045 under proposed changes

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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 10/09/2026

Lead MEP wants to ease near-term industrial decarbonisation

Lead MEP wants to ease near-term industrial decarbonisation

The cap on CO2 emissions is still falling too quickly, Peter Liese argues in a draft of his report on EU ETS reform

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Lawmakers steering the a major reindustrialisation bill through the European Parliament want to set criteria for made-in-Europe equivalence that would automatically exclude all US products, draft amendments obtained by Euractiv show. www.euractiv.com/news/lead-me...

Lead MEPs would exclude US goods from made-in-Europe quotas | Euractiv

Implementation of Paris climate accord proposed as just one condition for equal treatment

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

INTERVIEW: Brussels should finally take a stance on its announced plans to end the EU dependency on the Russian nuclear sector, Urenco CEO Boris Schucht has told @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/urenco-...

Urenco CEO urges Brussels to decide on Russian nuclear fuel ban | Euractiv

Essential investment decisions are being held up, CEO of uranium enrichment company Urenco tells Euractiv

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There is a growing mismatch between official emission data for plug-in hybrid electric cars and their real-world pollution, and a forthcoming review of the EU standard looks set to trigger yet another battle between Brussels and carmakers. www.euractiv.com/news/plug-in...

Plug-in hybrid cars set to fuel fresh political fight over CO2 standards | Euractiv

Gap between official and real-world emissions widens, with drivers apparently reluctant to switch off the petrol engine

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Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 29/08/2026

Europe’s U-conomics

Europe’s U-conomics

The EU keeps reversing course. Doesn't it know where it wants to go?

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Dispatch from the EU fusion energy frontier www.euractiv.com/news/europe-...

Europe looks to French fusion in race for unlimited clean energy | Euractiv

The US and China are investing more than double than the EU in this ultimate clean technology

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

IAA LEAK: National governments are considering further restrictions on the European Commission’s power to block Chinese foreign direct investments above €100 million in the EU cleantech sector, draft amendments to the EU Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) show. www.euractiv.com/news/capital...

Capitals to restrict Brussels oversight on Chinese investments in EU cleantech | Euractiv

Governments would also extend Made in Europe rules to steel

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Wildfires in France and Spain are raging out of control on 122,000 hectares of forest land, and the EU’s emergency response services are unable to keep up with the spreading blazes, my colleagues write.

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The European Commission wants to add two Indian shipbreaking yards to its approved recycling list, despite longstanding concerns over environmental damage and poor working conditions. www.euractiv.com/news/brussel...

Brussels approves Indian beach facilities for scrapping EU-flagged ships | Euractiv

Two shipyards in Alang meet strict EU environmental and worker safety conditions, European Commission says

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Commercial flights connecting Europe with the Middle East and North Africa, and all departing and incoming business jets, should start paying the EU’s carbon price for the greenhouse gases they pump into the atmosphere, the European Commission said on Friday.

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Policy makers should not blindly trust that nuclear fusion will solve the world’s energy problems in the next few years, the head of the world’s largest experimental reactor warns. www.euractiv.com/news/intervi...

INTERVIEW: Don't fall for the fusion hype, says head of world's biggest experimental reactor | Euractiv

Pietro Barabaschi, ITER’s Director-General, says challenges can be overcome if we “remain grounded”

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The French government wants to empower the European Commission to expand divisive made-in-Europe rules in the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) to new sectors and products, amendment proposals obtained by Euractiv show.

Leak reveals France seeks to widen Brussels’ made-in-Europe policy | Euractiv

Industrial 'accelerator' measures should be extended to shipbuilding and trains, Paris says

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Governments are uneasy with a European Commission proposal that would allow it to intitiate the blocking of outside investment into sectors key to the EU’s clean energy transition and planned re-industrialisation. www.euractiv.com/news/capital...

Capitals baulk at EU control over Chinese investment in clean tech | Euractiv

European Commission should only be able to step in on largest, riskiest deals, leaked EU Council draft suggests

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

January-to-May sales of fully electric cars have rocketed by over 74% in the three years since the EU agreed to ban petrol and diesel models from 2035, but capitals are going round in circles, arguing over how far to roll back the zero-emissions standard. www.euractiv.com/news/electri...

Electric car sales surge while Europe bickers over CO2 standards | Euractiv

Some argue the latest proposal may no longer be needed, quipped the EU climate commissioner

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Government delegates are set to debate abandoning a proposed target to increase the share of manufacturing industry to a fifth of Europe’s economic output by 2035, according to a draft negotiating text from the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU. www.euractiv.com/news/capital...

Capitals to discuss axing EU re-industrialisation target | Euractiv

Commission wants to boost value of Europe's manufacturing base by half again in just nine years

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Brussels has publicly pledged a “full and pragmatic implementation” of legislation to reduce methane emissions, in response to the latest United Nations call to end all releases of the highly potent greenhouse gas. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-vows...

EU vows to implement Methane Regulation as UN chief calls for global methane cuts | Euractiv

"Voluntary action is no longer enough," says António Guterres

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

State aid data: European governments are pouring billions into renewable energy but remain reluctant to fund industrial decarbonisation projects instead. www.euractiv.com/news/capital...

Capitals overlook dirty factories in EU-approved subsidies bonanza | Euractiv

Our analysis shows just 1% of €61 billion of state aid approved under the Clean Industrial Deal went to cleaning up industry

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

A surge in the production of jet fuel by US and European refineries eases fears that the Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz meant a global kerosene shortage was imminent, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports. www.euractiv.com/news/record-...

‘Record’ jet fuel output quells fear of European holiday disaster | Euractiv

Record production of kerosene at US and European refineries eases fears of grounded holiday flights amid war in Iran

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Reposted by Stefano Porciello **

Rapporteur @euractiv.com · 12/06/2026

Capitals back down in eleventh-hour talks on air passenger rights

Capitals back down in eleventh-hour talks on air passenger rights

MEPs succeed in defending statutory compensation, but lose the battle over free cabin luggage

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The EU proposal aimed at electrifying corporate car fleets faces a full-on attack from key lawmakers of the conservative @eppgroup.bsky.social, draft amendments seen by Euractiv show. www.euractiv.com/news/key-epp...

Key EPP lawmakers seek to kill or weaken clean company car law | Euractiv

The Commission proposal would force corporate buyers to increase the share of electric vehicles in their fleets

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Governments are primed for tough negotiations over a proposal obliging them to make corporate car fleets greener, part of the European Commission’s efforts to drive a shift away from petrol and diesel vehicles. www.euractiv.com/news/corpora...

Corporate clean-car mandate gets short shrift from EU capitals | Euractiv

France among only four countries to back corporate fleet quotas

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

France and Germany are set to demand the European Parliament acquiesce to the reduction of statutory compensation for delays and cancellations to medium- and long-haul flights, a document seen by Euractiv suggests. www.euractiv.com/news/paris-b...

Paris, Berlin insist on reducing air passengers' right to compensation | Euractiv

One-size-fits-all proposal amid deadlocked EU talks would clearly cross MEPs' red lines

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

A seven-strong alliance including France and Spain is ready to fight to keep Europe’s push for electric cars alive in the hotly debated reform of CO2 emissions standards, a document seen by Euractiv shows. www.euractiv.com/news/france-...

France, Spain and allies say EU must stick to pro-electric car policy | Euractiv

With five allies across Europe, Paris and Madrid have a blocking minority in the Council

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The conservative European People’s Party (EPP) has declared it wants to reform Europe’s CO2 emission reduction targets for cars without relying on the far right, but has hinted it could do just that if the S&D, liberals, and greens refuse to accept its red lines. www.euractiv.com/news/epp-neg...

EPP negotiator keeps far-right option open on car CO2 standards | Euractiv

Massimiliano Salini won't seek a centrist deal at any cost

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Industry commissioner Stéphane Séjourné has proposed a legal shortcut to the European legislators who want to expand the scope of the EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) during a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday. www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...

Commission wants to choose which sectors covered by Industrial Accelerator Act | Euractiv

Industry commissioner suggests it could take years for MEPs and governments to agree

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The war in Iran and the impressive energy costs that stem from it seemingly aren’t enough to convince Brussels to hurry up with the publication a long-awaited electrification plan. It is now postponed from 10 June to 22 July. www.euractiv.com/news/brussel...

Brussels further delays electrification plan | Euractiv

Strategy to shift energy demand away from fossil fuels keenly awaited amid the decade's second energy crisis

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The EU’s fresh proposal to make the booking of complicated European rail journeys easier and more reliable, and in just one click, is a gift to travellers – but could be a major headache for the large companies that run the trains.

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Travelling across Europe’s vast railway network is set to be made easier as the European Commission makes good on a pledge to ensure even cross-border journeys involving multiple operators can be purchased in one simple transaction. www.euractiv.com/news/brussel...

Brussels looks to boost rail travel with one-click ticketing rules | Euractiv

Passenger rights also overhauled in broad legislative package

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Europe’s corporate car and van fleets should become greener and more electric faster than the European Commission has proposed, the two socialist lawmakers leading the European Parliament’s work on a forthcoming regulation have said. www.euractiv.com/news/sociali...

Socialists want more ambitious targets to electrify corporate car fleets | Euractiv

S&D group rapporteurs also propose sweeteners for providing company e-bikes

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The European Parliament’s joint lead negotiator on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), Christophe Grudler, wants to abandon an approach to ‘Made-in-Europe’ rules that would grant official trading partners automatic equivalence. www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

Parliamentary negotiator wants stricter ‘Made-in-EU’ policy | Euractiv

No equivalence for trading partners by default, only case-by-case opt-ins, Christophe Grudler says

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Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Europe should use the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war to accelerate to shift from petrol and diesel to electricity and renewable fuels in the transport sector, the EU carmakers' lobby says. euractiv.com/news/carmakers-demand-electricity-tax-cuts-to-boost-electric-car-uptake/

Carmakers demand electricity tax cuts to boost electric car uptake | Euractiv

As petrol and diesel prices surge on US-Iran crisis, industry group demands 'clear signal' from policy makers

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

"Those who’ve fought to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels are inadvertently supercharging the global renewables boom"

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The energy crisis triggered by the war in Iran “has made the economic logic of renewables impossible to ignore”, the top United Nations climate change official, Simon Stiell, told leading figures in international climate negotiations on Thursday. www.euractiv.com/news/un-clim...

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Don't miss this! 👇

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

EU lawmakers have pushed back at a right-wing attempt to further delay or cancel the bloc’s new CO2 pricing system on heating and transport fuels, or ETS2, in plenary votes on Wednesday. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-parl...

EU parliament rejects right-wing attack on CO2 pricing for fuels | Euractiv

But the text adopted tells the EU executive to consider new loopholes

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

An increasing share of European commercial vehicle purchasers turned to electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains in the first three months of this year, even as diesel engines’ dominance remained largely unchallenged. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-elec...

EU electric truck sales spike but diesel remains king | Euractiv

“The shift to zero-emission trucks in Europe is not keeping pace,” said a manufacturers’ lobbyist

Stefano Porciello ** @steporciello.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Record wildfires and heatwaves, long droughts and continued ice loss severely affected Europe in 2025, as a report released Wednesday highlights the real-world impact of climate change on the fastest-warming continent on Earth.

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