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01/11/2022. Minister of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory Félix Bolaños appeared at a press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

WAR IN UKRAINE

Government says energy prices in Spain will fall after 29 March

The Nomad Today 3/16/22

The government says that with this measure it intends to support citizens, families, companies and self-employed workers

20 June 2020, Spain, Barcelona: People wearing face masks walk along the shopping street Portal del Angel after they were allowed to move freely again as Spain is no longer in a coronavirus emergency. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Wire/dpa

Economy & Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Spanish inflation rises to 7.4% in February, a record since 1989

The Nomad Today 2/28/22

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and experts have warned that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will likely push energy prices even higher

08 February 2022, Berlin: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a press conference ahead of a meeting of the so-called Weimar Triangle with Polish President Andrzej Duda and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Not Pictured), about the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters/Pool/dpa.

World

ENERGY

Macron announces 'renaissance for French nuclear power'

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/11/22

With its 56 nuclear power stations, France is the second-largest generator of nuclear power in the world following the United States

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Oil and gas giant Shell plans share buyback after strong recovery

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/3/22

Revenue for the quarter nearly doubled to $85.3 billion from $44 billion in the previous year

HANDOUT - 02 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: European Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness speaks during a press conference in Brussels. Photo: Lukasz Kobus/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Economy & Business

CONTROVERSY

EU executive labels gas, nuclear energy as sustainable investments

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

The environmental group Greenpeace accused the commission in a statement of an "attempted robbery" of climate funds with its "anti-science plan"

dpatop - 2021: A projection by the environmental protection organization Greenpeace shines on the German nuclear power plant Grohnde (long exposure). A debate has flared up in the EU about the climate impact of nuclear power plants. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

EU to classify nuclear and gas as sustainable energy investments

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

Spain in January rejected the move in joint letter to the European Commission with Denmark, Austria and Luxembourg

The Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

LETTER TO THE COMMISSION

Spain rejects in writing the EU plan to label gas, nuclear energy as green

The Nomad Today 1/21/22

The 27 EU countries have very different energy mixes and visions of how to reach zero emissions - whether it be nuclear, fossil fuel natural gas or sources like wind, solar or tidal.

Spain

ENERGY

Scholz wants Germany to work with Spain on renewable energy

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/18/22

Scholz received a thank you from Sánchez for his support in the negotiations for EU financial aid to overcome the coronavirus pandemic

FILED - 20 March 2018, Brandenburg, Karstaedt: Wind turbines of the company Nordex rotate in a wind farm near Karstaedt. German wind turbine maker Nordex said on Tuesday that it has received an order for 380 MW wind turbines from Finnish utility company Fortum, in Nordex's first order from Fortnum. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Nordex bags order to supply turbines for Spanish wind farm

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/12/22

The new Rea Unificado wind farm will be built in the northwest of Spain, in the province of Soria

FILED - Kazakhstan's President-elect Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during a press conference after the Kazakh presidential elections. Photo: -/Kazakh Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

RIOTS

Kazakh president issues shoot-to-kill order against protesters

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/7/22

On Friday morning, state television reported that 26 demonstrators had been killed and over 3,000 arrested since the unrest began

Finnish wind mill turbine power by Kosti-Keistinen Pixabay

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Nordex wind turbine maker wins order from Finnish company Fortum

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/4/22

The project marks the debut for the 6.X turbine variant for Nordex in the Nordic region and is located in the municipalities of Närpes and Kristinestad in southwestern Finland.

01 January 2022, Bavaria, Gundremmingen: No steam rises from the cooling towers of the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, which shut down its operations on 31 December 2021 as part of the nuclear phase-out. Photo: Stefan Puchner/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Nuclear power and gas to count as green in EU climate neutral proposal

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/2/22

Nuclear power would be labelled as green because it emits no greenhouse gases

FILED - 22 August 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Mukran: Wind turbines trun in the wind in the Baltic Sea. Spanish-German firm Siemens Gamesa and energy firm Iberdrola have signed agreements to maintain wind turbines totalling 1,928 MW at 69 of the energy group's wind farms in Spain and Portugal for a period of between three and five years. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

New contracts for Siemens Gamesa, Iberdrola in Spain and Portugal

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

The total workforce that is needed to maintain the wind farms included in these contracts accounts for around 160 employees

Energy poverty cold home man cup by Pexels.

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Energy poverty grows in Spain shortly before winter

The Nomad Today 11/10/21

The inability to adequately heat the home increased 3.4 points in the last year in Spain, where energy poverty far exceeds the EU average

Gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Gazprom fills European gas storage tanks as winter looms

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/9/21

Gazprom has come under heavy criticism from Europe, with many officials saying it had not prepared adequately for European demand

26/10/2021 The Third Vice President of the Government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera (L), the Minister of Territorial Policy and Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez (C), and the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

PROTECTION MEASURES

Spanish government extends 'social shield' until February 2022

The Nomad Today 10/27/21

The decree includes the extension of the guarantee of gas, water and electricity supply, a social benefit for vulnerable groups, the suspension of evictions and the request for postponement or…

10/21/2021. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, before their meeting at the headquarters of the Commission, prior to the last European Council. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

EU rejects the European energy market reform requested by Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/26/21

Disagreements between member states hardened before the Luxembourg meeting, with Sweden and Belgium joining the group opposing drastic interventions in the EU's energy market

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Growing divide between EU ministers over rising energy prices

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/26/21

Germany, supported by Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Ireland among others, is facing Spanish and French demand for further action at the EU level in response to rising electricity and gas…