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Mirela Ionescu
Senior Correspondent, Energy & Climate · Energy, climate and CBAM
Mirela Ionescu covers energy, climate rules and carbon policy for The Gazette, from CBAM paperwork to winter electricity bills. She tracks the dossiers that decide what Europeans pay and when.
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2 articlesEU Politics· 1h ago
Meloni Calls on Brussels to Loosen EU Fiscal Reins Amid New Energy Price Shock
Rome asks the European Commission for budgetary breathing room as rising energy costs threaten national deficit targets across the bloc.
EU Politics· 1h ago
Rome Seeks EU Budget Leeway as Energy Prices Squeeze Italy
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asks the European Commission for fiscal flexibility to cushion the economic impact of an ongoing energy shock.