The New European Bauhaus: an idealistic or realistic initiative?

The New European Bauhaus In her Sate of the Union Speech last September, the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen launched the New European Bauhaus initiative, a concept which according to her will “give our systemic change its own distinct aesthetic, to match style with sustainability”. But…

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The Finnish homeowners’ association questions electricity transmission fees

CITIZENS’ INITIATIVE BY OMAKOTILIITTO Reduction of electricity transmission fees The Finnish Homeowners Alliance, Omakotiliitto, launched a citizens’ initiative demanding amendments to electricity market legislation to make electricity transmission tariffs more equitable. Over the past decade, transmission tariffs in Finland have doubled, weakening Finnish citizens purchase as much as half a billion…

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ITRE Committee approves INI report on energy efficient buildings

ITRE Committee votes in favour of own-initiative report on energy efficient building stock 7 July 2020 Brussels, Belgium Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee voted in favour of an Own Initiative Report on Maximising the Energy Efficiency Potential of the EU Building Stock. The text is meant…

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