Tinne Van der Straeten

There was supposed to be an agreement on nuclear power plants before New Year’s, but it failed: “More time is needed to reach an agreement that fully satisfies both parties”

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© Jimmy Kets There is still no agreement on the extension of the last two nuclear power plants between the federal government and the operator Engie Electrabel. However, the official deadline expired on December 31st. But the government said on Saturday evening that “the talks will continue” because “more time is needed to reach an … Read more

De Croo collects information on the deal with Engie

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At ten o’clock on Saturday morning, the government summit will examine the talks with Engie. The Prime Minister will provide an update on the negotiations in a digital meeting. No agreement has been reached with Engie at the moment. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) said just before the Christmas break that he still … Read more

Green light for skimming excess profits from energy companies

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The Energy Commission approved in parliament a tax on excess profits for energy producers, which could lead to up to 3.1 billion euros. This happened without a critic Marie-Christine Marghem (MR), who strategically left the meeting before the vote. ‘Only when you are not a minister will the negative judgment on this law come’, Marie-Christine … Read more

Vivaldi adjusts the excess profit contribution on electricity producers

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The adjustment is made to make the system legally more robust. The profit will be skimmed from August this year to June next year if it exceeds 130 euros per MWh. The yield remains the same. The profit surplus contribution is used to skim the profit surplus made by energy producers in this energy crisis … Read more

The agreement with Engie also features the ask for for “enough aid”

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In accordance to Electricity Minister Van der Straeten, a final settlement on Doel 4 and Tihange 3 may possibly have been arrived at by the finish of the calendar year. – The get the job done isn’t really carried out, but we are on the proper observe. Now there is a framework in which we … Read more

Van der Straeten: ‘Negotiations with Engie must be concluded before September’

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The negotiations with the French energy company Engie, which operates the nuclear power stations in our country through Electrabel, must be concluded before September. That is what Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen) made clear on Saturday in The morning on radio 1. – Negotiations with Engie on the conditions for the extension of … Read more

Bart De Wever (N-VA) (re)opens attack on Groen over nuclear power plants: ‘Van der Straeten negotiates to fail’

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N-VA chairman Bart De Wever believes that Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) should be removed from the file on the extension of nuclear power plants. “She negotiates with Engie to fail.” As chairman of the largest opposition party, he even offered a change majority in The news from VTM. – In recent days, … Read more

While many Belgians can barely pay an energy bill, Electrabel transfers 1.2 billion profit to France

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– Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten. – Now that Electrabel is doing well again, partly due to high energy prices, the energy producer is transferring part of the profit – 1.2 billion euros – to parent company Engie in Paris. Remarkable, because the federal government intended to skim off the exceptionally high profits … Read more

National Bank does not want to work out a crisis contribution for energy companies that make excess profits

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The National Bank (NBB) is not assisting Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen) in developing a proposal to allow energy companies that record surplus profits to make a crisis contribution. – The minister had requested the bank on Tuesday to further elaborate such a measure, but the NBB, through vice-governor Steven Vanackere, stated on … Read more

Energy Minister Tinnie Van der Straeten asks National Bank to elaborate proposal for crisis contribution by Engie: “Record profits cannot be justified”

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– Minister of Energy Tinnie Van der Straeten — © BELGA – Energy Minister Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) has asked the National Bank to develop a proposal for a crisis contribution from the energy sector. By this she mainly refers to the “excessive profits” that Engie Electrabel makes due to the high energy prices. … Read more