Rural Areas recognised in the Second State of the Energy Union

Rural Areas recognised in the Second State of the Energy Union

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...
Rural Energy discussed in the European Parliament

Rural Energy discussed in the European Parliament

On 29 November, the Future of Rural Energy in Europe (FREE) initiative under the umbrella of the RUMRA intergroup organised a breakfast debate to discuss the so called ‘Winter Energy Package’ and its impact on rural energy. The breakfast was hosted by Mercedes Bresso,...
Parliament gives hope for rural energy

Parliament gives hope for rural energy

Strasbourg, 13 September 2016: Today’s adoption of the Heating And Cooling report prepared by Polish Member of the European Parliament Adam Gierek, puts rural energy issues firmly on the EU map. Rural energy users can take comfort that their particular needs have been...