In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about France hoping for energy policy ‘resynchronisation’ with Merz’s Germany, Putin and Fico set to hold talks for the second time in five months, and so much ...

Context: The EU froze €22bn destined for Hungary in 2022, owing to concerns over judicial independence, asylum rights, LGBT+ discrimination and academic independence. €10bn was released in a 2023 deal ...

The grid's infrastructure dates back to the twentieth century and half of the lines are more than forty years old.

The government in Madrid is still investigating the exact causes for the blackout, which disrupted public transport, ...

First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version ...

Whatever the root cause, one thing’s crystal clear: major blackouts don’t just switch off the lights; they send shockwaves ...

Thousands of rail passengers in Spain have faced delays after copper cables used in the signalling system of a high-speed ...

Europe's outdated power grid and insufficient energy storage infrastructure will require trillions of dollars in investment ...

Spain has not reached any conclusions about what caused a major power outage on April 28, contrary to online claims saying ...

Europe's ageing power grid and lack of energy storage capacity will require trillions of dollars in investments to cope with ...