Vestager: Uncertainties cling to subsidies' mitigation potential

Even though the EU opts for a leaning on demands for subsidizing energy and green technologies in coming years, it is unclear what investments it will spark from the business sector. Those discussions will take place among member states without ”pointing moral fingers,” says Margrethe Vestager to EnergyWatch.
Photo: Yves Herman
Photo: Yves Herman
BY PETER THOMSEN, WATCH MEDIA EU CORRESPONDENT, TRANSLATED BY SIMON ØST VEJBÆK

BRUSSELS – In spite of long-term easing on subsidy rules for green technologies, it is by no means certain that loosening regulation will unleash large investment flows toward European energy players, admits Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager in an interview with EnergyWatch.

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