Julia Payne

Brussels

Commodities Correspondent at Reuters

Reuters EU correspondent - energy, economy, transport and health. Previously global oil markets & trade houses in London and Nigeria. Sporadic Tweeter.

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Articles

EU eases state aid rules to boost green projects, cut carbon footprint

3 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Benoit Van Overstraeten |Alexandra Hudson |Julia Payne

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Businesses will find it easier to get state aid for projects aimed at cutting their carbon emissions and to switch to green projects while heavy industries will benefit from temporary power price relief under looser rules...
EU proposes ban on Russian gas imports by end of 2027

1 week ago | marketscreener.com | Kate Abnett |Julia Payne

Published on 06/17/2025 at 00:01, updated on 06/17/2025 at 09:08LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a legally binding ban on EU imports of Russian gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) by the end of 2027, using legal measures to ensure the plan cannot be blocked by EU members Hungary and Slovakia.
Metal industry group says new EU state aid rules fail to help

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Julia Payne

European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters, during an EU leaders summit at the European Council headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo BRUSSELS, June 6 (Reuters) - European Commission plans to revamp state aid rules overlook heavy industry, critical to processing energy transition metals, as they fail to mitigate high energy costs while green rules could penalise them, a metals industry group said in a letter on Friday.
Exclusive: Aide to EU chief joins tariff negotiation team to spur US talks, sources say

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Julia Payne |Jan Strupczewski

U.S. and European Union flags are seen in this illustration taken April 10, 2025.
EU has existing tools to reduce pain of steel tariffs, Thyssenkrupp executive says

3 weeks ago | wmbdradio.com | Julia Payne

By Julia PayneBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe already has tools to reduce the impact of Trump tariffs and Chinese over-capacity on the EU steel industry, such as stopping Russian imports of the metal, a Thyssenkrupp executive board member said on Thursday. The European Union banned steel imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, with its shipments to be phased out incrementally.
EU has existing tools to reduce pain of steel tariffs, Thyssenkrupp executive says

3 weeks ago | in.marketscreener.com | Julia Payne

Published on 05/06/2025 at 16:37, updated on 05/06/2025 at 16:47BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe already has tools to reduce the impact of Trump tariffs and Chinese over-capacity on the EU steel industry, such as stopping Russian imports of the metal, a Thyssenkrupp executive board member said on Thursday. The European Union banned steel imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, with its shipments to be phased out incrementally.
EU picks 13 new critical material projects, including in South Africa

3 weeks ago | dailydispatch.co.za | Julia Payne

Ten of the new projects will be focused on materials essential for electric vehicle batteries and battery storage, including lithium, cobalt, manganese and graphite. File photo. The EU on Wednesday announced 13 new raw material projects outside the bloc to increase its supplies of metals and minerals essential for it to stay competitive in the energy transition as well as defence and aerospace.
Greenland earmarked for new minerals project as US eyes island

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Julia Payne

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EU picks 13 new critical material projects, including in Greenland

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Julia Payne

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Greenland earmarked for new minerals project as US eyes island

3 weeks ago | the-independent.com | Julia Payne

Ten of the new projects will be focused on materials essential for electric vehicle batteries and battery storageJulia PayneFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.