The Latest Breaking News from Robert Habeck

Germany wants to keep two southern nuclear plants, Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim 2 open in reserve mode beyond their scheduled closure at the end of 2022, to help avoid potential energy shortages in a winter when most Russian gas supply has dried up.

Germany moved to keep two nuclear plants available this winter in a policy reversal, as European leaders scrambled for emergency fixes to the deepening energy crisis.

Last two working plants were due to be mothballed, but will be used as emergency reserve into 2023 after Russia cuts off gas

Officials linked to energy supply suspected of trying to obstruct economic policies, reports Die Zeit

Price of gas for delivery on Friday drops 21% from Wednesday night’s price of 405p per therm to 320p

European Commission says it is working ‘flat out’ on emergency intervention and on longer-term structural reform

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of economic terrorism on Monday as the cost of Europe's energy crisis spiralled with Germany on the hook for at least 19 billion euros to bail out its biggest importer of Russian gas.

Germany's gas storage facilities are filling up faster than planned, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said, giving hope that Europe's biggest economy could avoid acute gas shortages this winter.

Government to review aid package as energy companies who seek share of surcharge post-billion-euro earnings

Germany is considering backtracking on plans for consumers to pay a surcharge on natural gas amid mounting criticism that the money could flow to highly profitable energy companies

Measures will initially remain in place for six months as country aims to reduce its dependence on Russian gas