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		<title>Putting regional integration at the heart of EU Heating and Cooling planning: FEDARENE reacts to the Electrification Action Plan </title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carmen Liu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>While FEDARENE strongly supports the EU’s Electrification Action Plan (EAP), electrification alone cannot deliver the decarbonised, resilient, and integrated energy system Europe needs. Heating and <a href="https://fedarene.org/regional-integration-heating-and-cooling/">[…]</a></p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>Local and Regional Leaders Call for a Place-Based EU Budget that Delivers Europe&#8217;s Energy Transition</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Miklos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Ahead of the European Council meeting, the Local Alliance is calling on EU leaders to ensure that cities and regions remain at the heart of the next EU budget. </p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>Industrial Accelerator Act: the point of view of Regions and their Energy Agencies</title>
		<link>https://fedarene.org/industrial-accelerator-act-the-point-of-view-of-regions-and-their-energy-agencies/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mickael Bianchin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The European Commission released its long awaited Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) on the 4th of March. The legislation piece aims to boost manufacturing and grow businesses, while supporting industry's transition to climate neutrality. FEDARENE shares the perspective of Regions and their Energy Agencies on this new impulse to Europe's reindustrialisation.</p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>Citizens at the heart of Europe’s energy transition: FEDARENE reacts to the Citizens Energy Package</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliana Nadalutti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>FEDARENE welcomes the Citizens Energy Package as a key step toward empowering citizens and communities in Europe’s clean energy transition, while calling for stronger support to local actors to ensure its effective implementation.</p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>Reaction Grids Package: Independent facilitators are key to delivering Europe’s grids</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mickael Bianchin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>On 10 December, the European Commission presented its Grid Package which included a proposal to replace the TEN-E Regulation, a Directive to accelerate permitting procedures and Commission Guidances on efficient grid connections and contract for differences (CfD)</p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>Bringing the EU perspective to national policy makers: FEDARENE in Denmark at the IPM25</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliana Nadalutti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>FEDARENE was invited to attend the 25th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (IPM25) in Copenhagen, where European policymakers and local actors discussed the future of Europe’s clean energy transition. Read all the highlights below!</p>
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		<title>FEDARENE Reacts to SOTEU: Regional and Local Energy Agencies are Key to Europe’s Competitiveness, Security and Independence</title>
		<link>https://fedarene.org/fedarene-reacts-to-soteu-regional-and-local-energy-agencies-are-key-to-europes-competitiveness-security-and-independence/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Miklos]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="157" src="https://fedarene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Web-Banner-1200x628-1-300x157.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="FEDARENE Reacts to SOTEU 2025" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://fedarene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Web-Banner-1200x628-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https://fedarene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Web-Banner-1200x628-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https://fedarene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Web-Banner-1200x628-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https://fedarene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Web-Banner-1200x628-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Decarbonisation is the path to Europe’s competitiveness and security. Energy agencies welcome the 2025 SOTEU priorities and call for ambitious, place-based action to make them a reality.</p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>Implementing the EPBD with Regional and Local Energy Agencies in the driving seat</title>
		<link>https://fedarene.org/implementing-the-epbd-with-regional-and-local-energy-agencies-in-the-driving-seat/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Soressi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Regional and Local Energy Agencies are set to play a driving role in implementing the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, turning Europe’s building decarbonisation goals into reality.</p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>EU Budget proposals risk cutting out cities and regions: FEDARENE and the Local Alliance react to the 2028-2034 EU long-term budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mickael Bianchin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>FEDARENE, alongside partner organisations from the Local Alliance, representing local and regional authorities from across the EU, published a press release in reaction to the MFF proposal.</p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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		<title>Competitiveness and Independence through Sustainability: The Way of the Regions</title>
		<link>https://fedarene.org/competitiveness-and-independence-through-sustainability-the-way-of-the-regions/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Filip Dumitriu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Following the release of the Clean Industrial Deal and the Affordable Energy Action Plan, FEDARENE reacts to these two EU initiatives.</p>
<p>FEDARENE is the premier European network of regional and local organisations which implement, co-ordinate and facilitate energy and environment policies.</p>
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