Belgium’s dependence on Russian gas has increased, with LNG imports from Russia rising in 2024, making the country a key transit hub for Germany and the Netherlands
The Minister of Energy of Belgium, Tinne Van der Straeten, announced the beginning of the 3rd part of the energy policy - the social tariff. She said the social tariff is the cheapest energy tariff and was created to protect the lowest incomes.
Europe: The European Commission, in its recently launched campaign named as REPowerEU, has been really looking forward towards the green energy transitions and reducing the dependence over the energy produced from fossil fuels.
The energy crisis is raising poverty rates in Belgium, which is already affecting school children and their packed lunches, as per sources all over Belgian education.
The government of Germany agreed to the nationalization of utility energy giant Uniper as it aims to keep the industry afloat in the wake of the worldwide energy crisis.
