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#156 Jun
#65 Jun
#75 Jun
Scheduled byUUSMNT
scheduled pre tournament friendly
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#65 Jun
Scheduled byUUSMNT
scheduled pre-tournament friendly against
2026 FIFA World Cup · source event
#154 Jun

cleared day-ahead power above EUR 100 on the combined TTF-plus-EUA cost stack

European Energy Markets: EUA carbon holds EUR 78.22 above clawback
#153 Jun

cleared day-ahead power above EUR 100 on gas-and-carbon stack

European Energy Markets: France EUR 9, Germany EUR 103: record spread
#73 Jun

Maintained College silence that structured the CAIDA public-sector-only carve-out

European Tech Sovereignty: CAIDA due before College, scope cut
#71 Jun
#1329 May

received reduced French nuclear exports as domestic cooling demand absorbed surplus

European Energy Markets: May heatwave squeezes injection to 0.3 pp/day
#629 May
#1129 May
#628 May

Mentioned in: ENISA puts water and rail in risk zone

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#1428 May
#627 May

Diverged from France on the sovereignty-versus-retaliation trade-off

European Tech Sovereignty: EU sovereignty law slips a third time
#1427 May

Hosted January 2026 capacity auctions that drew zero bookings

European Energy Markets: FNB Gas calls refill model broken
#726 May
#1225 May

Cleared at EUR 81.45/MWh day-ahead on 25 May on carbon-and-coal marginal stack

European Energy Markets: FR-DE power spread hits a weekly high
#1224 May

Injected at 0.50 pp/day to 29.83% fill without a state incentive scheme

European Energy Markets: Germany fills at 0.50 pp/day, no scheme
#422 May
#1122 May
#1121 May

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 106.35/MWh on 21 May, forming the high end of the FR-DE spread

European Energy Markets: FR-DE day-ahead spread doubles to EUR 46.58
#320 May

Failed to transpose underlying EU STR rules at federal level ahead of 20 May deadline

Nomads & Communities: EU short-let rule lands with split enforcement
#419 May

Rhysida names Stuttgart on leak site

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#10218 May

Committed minehunter Fulda and replenishment ship Mosel to the Hormuz coalition

Iran Conflict 2026: Four states add Hormuz coalition kit
#1017 May

Held Frühwarnstufe early-warning stage since 1 July 2025 with no new instruments

European Energy Markets: Storage gap widens to 18.7 pp, the series widest
#1014 May

Committed to 12 GW H2-ready gas plant build-out with all units operational by 2031

European Energy Markets: Berlin confirms 12 GW gas tender
#912 May

Cleared day-ahead power at EUR 93.31/MWh on 12 May, down 22% on the day

European Energy Markets: France swings 88% as FR-DE spread halves
#86 May

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 136.03/MWh on 7 May, up 11% day-on-day

European Energy Markets: FR-DE spread to EUR 37 at higher floors
#16 May
#84 May
#84 May

Recorded 27.2% storage fill on 5 May with 959 GWh net injection on 4 May

European Energy Markets: Germany at 27.2%; pace track 52% by Nov
#51 May

Mentioned in: UK cyber sector clears 14.7bn pounds

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#151 May

Lost one of its remaining partial non-Russian crude supply streams via Druzhba

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Russia halts Kazakh crude to Germany
#101 May
#230 Apr
#630 Apr
#628 Apr
#526 Apr

Cleared day-ahead at EUR 1.49/MWh on strong wind and solar on 26 April

European Energy Markets: Italy-France day-ahead spread hits EUR 153/MWh
#525 Apr

Accelerated net gas injection to season-high 745 GWh/day on 25 April

European Energy Markets: Germany triples injection rate into ban day
#223 Apr
#422 Apr

Ended winter at 21% storage capacity, lowest since 2018, creating binding injection deficit

European Energy Markets: EU needs 469 TWh injection, 39 extra cargoes
#222 Apr
#1422 Apr

Published first-ever standalone military strategy naming Russia as biggest threat

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Germany names Russia its immediate threat
#522 Apr

Set September 2026 first gas plant tender date for 8 GW gas plus 2 GW other, hydrogen-ready

European Energy Markets: Germany sets September 2026 for first 8 GW gas auction
#7217 Apr

Named participant in Hormuz coalition

Iran Conflict 2026: Mentioned in: Paris coalition is 51 nations, not 40
#316 Apr

Faced coalition disagreement blocking gas plant auction legislation on 16 April

European Energy Markets: SPD threatens to block German 10 GW gas plant law
#316 Apr
Reported on byFFrance
nuclear surplus suppresses power price vs germany
European Energy Markets · source event
#316 Apr
DemonstratedRReden
anchor storage site near empty
European Energy Markets · source event
#214 Apr
Analysed byFFrance
supplied nuclear surplus into iberian grid
European Energy Markets · source event
#6713 Apr

refused to join US blockade of Iranian ports

Iran Conflict 2026: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade
#213 Apr
#1313 Apr
Partnered withRRaytheon
commissioned gem t interceptor contract
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#1313 Apr
FundedUUkraine
signed 4bn defence package
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#112 Apr

Entered injection season at 23.32% fill with 4.3 TWh/day injection ceiling

European Energy Markets: German storage deficit deepest in EU
#212 Apr
Reported on byGAGIE AGSI+
recorded member state storage lagging aggregate
European Energy Markets · source event
#212 Apr
Reported on byBBundesnetzagentur
reported net storage withdrawal
European Energy Markets · source event
#112 Apr
maintained early warning stage
European Energy Markets · source event
#111 Apr
Reported on byBBundesnetzagentur
published storage capacity data
European Energy Markets · source event
#110 Apr
#19 Apr
#24 Apr

Co-signed joint letter to Commissioner Hoekstra calling for windfall energy contribution

European Energy Markets: Five finance ministers push windfall levy on energy
#23 Apr
ContactedWHWopke Hoekstra
co signed windfall tax letter to commissioner
European Energy Markets · source event
#31 Apr

Recorded net gas withdrawal on 13 April; storage levy abolished 1 January 2026

European Energy Markets: VNG calls for state intervention on storage refill
#331 Mar
Contacted byVAVNG AG
called on government to intervene
European Energy Markets · source event
#127 Feb
#11 Jan
#11 Jan
#15 Dec
transposed nis2 directive
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event