Energy security is at the core of its evolving ties, as Hungary protects its national interest. Hungary remains the EU member state most honest about its energy realities.

In 2024, Germany added 3.8GW/5.7GWh of battery energy storage, though residential storage (3.2GW/4.7GWh) saw an 11.11% year-on-year decline due to slower rooftop solar growth. However, the utility-scale segment surged—new installations reached 733.6MWh, up 83.4% YoY—fueled by the need to integrate renewable energy and stabilize the grid.

On 1 October, the German cabinet announced it had approved the federal government's action plan aimed at accelerating commercial fusion deployment in Germany.

UK-based Tokamak Energy has agreed an international strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) during the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh.

Hungary depends on Moscow for the bulk of its oil and gas imports. Unlike many of its European Union neighbors, which have worked to cut reliance on Russian energy following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Hungary has since ramped up its purchases.

Britain should brace for warming of at least 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and as much as 4C by the end of the century, the Climate Change Committee said in a letter on Wednesday. It was responding to a request for advice from the government about likely future climate scenarios.

The Slovak government officially approved plans in May 2024 for a 1.2 GWe unit near the existing Bohunice nuclear power plant, with South Korea, the USA and France at the time seen as potential partners.

"The bill aims to comprehensively address the production of energy from sustainable nuclear and fusion sources, incorporating it into the Italian energy mix to achieve energy independence and decarbonisation goals," the Council of Ministers said.

These new measures follow the 18th sanctions package, unveiled in July 2025, which lowered the oil price cap on Russian crude to US$47.6/bbl,

In May this year, Sweden's parliament - the Riksdag - approved the government's proposals for providing state aid to companies that want to invest in new nuclear reactors in the country.

In Brussels, Belgium, Secretary Wright met with members of the European Parliament and Commission, stressing the benefits of U.S.-E.U. energy partnerships, ending Europe’s reliance on Russian oil and gas, and the need to shift away from policies that lead to more expensive energy and inhibit long-term energy agreements in the EU.

Germany risks falling behind on its shift to cleaner energy amid counterproductive regulations and “vague” political pledges

Instead of using complex and expensive lasers or magnets to generate or maintain the conditions for fusion, FLF compresses the fuel inside a target using a projectile travelling at tremendous speed.

Imports of goods from Russia in the first quarter of 2025 totaled 8.74 billion euros ($10.11 billion), down from 30.58 billion euros four years earlier. Since January 2022, the EU has imported 297 billion euros' worth of Russian goods.

Calculations based on data from European gas transmission group Entsog showed that Russian gas exports via the TurkStream pipeline rose to 51.5 million cubic metres (mcm) per day in July from 37.6 mcm per day in June.