The Commission has launched a review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). However, it has come under intense pressure from three groups: on the one hand, Spain and the Nordic countries; on the other, Italy, Poland and ten other states. Germany and France, meanwhile, find themselves in the middle

At the ambassadors’ meeting, Athens maintained its veto on the new measures. It is determined to secure an exemption at all costs to allow its shipowners to continue transporting Russian liquefied natural gas through EU waters and ports, provided it is destined for third countries. Tens of billions of euros are at stake