On 1 July, the FREE Initiative had the pleasure of hosting its second event as part of the Rural Areas Dialogue series, titled “Powering Energy Resilience in Rural Areas.” The debate brought together diverse stakeholders to address the urgent energy challenges facing...
“Flexible, affordable, secure, Rural Energy Needs for the New European Mandate” was the theme of the FREE Initiative relaunch event organized on March 26th. A wide and diversified group of attendees assisted to different interventions of a high-level panel with the...
On 3 October 2018, the European Parliament successfully approved the motion for a resolution addressing the specific needs of rural, mountainous and remote areas, presented by MEP Iskra Mihaylova on behalf of the REGI Committee. The FREE initiative welcomes the...
The FREE initiative welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new Renewable Energy Directive (REDII), underlining that Europe’s rural areas need a tailored approach if they were to become cleaner and more sustainable. The energy mix of Europe’s countryside is...
On 1 February 2017, the European Commission published its second Communication on the State of the Energy Union (available here), which reports on the progress of one of the Juncker Commission’s flagship strategies. The FREE initiative congratulates the Commission for...
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