Jack Schickler
@jackschickler.bsky.social
Obtained by Contexte. Managing editor for energy. Previously Euronews, CoinDesk, MLex and general policy wonk. Brussels-based. Tips? https://about.contexte.com/eu/secure-contact
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In the Contexte energy briefing today:
🇺🇸 What's next for the EU-US energy deal?
☢️ The EU's Soviet-era nuclear reactors switch fuel
🌊 North Sea Summit pledges 15GW of yearly offshore wind
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
🇺🇸 What's next for the EU-US energy deal?
☢️ The EU's Soviet-era nuclear reactors switch fuel
🌊 North Sea Summit pledges 15GW of yearly offshore wind
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
Briefing of Tuesday, 27 January 2026 - Contexte
Deep information.
www.contexte.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:11 AM
In the Contexte energy briefing today:
🇺🇸 What's next for the EU-US energy deal?
☢️ The EU's Soviet-era nuclear reactors switch fuel
🌊 North Sea Summit pledges 15GW of yearly offshore wind
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
🇺🇸 What's next for the EU-US energy deal?
☢️ The EU's Soviet-era nuclear reactors switch fuel
🌊 North Sea Summit pledges 15GW of yearly offshore wind
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
Don't bogart that joint position, my friend
(A case being ruled at the ECJ next week)
(A case being ruled at the ECJ next week)
January 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Don't bogart that joint position, my friend
(A case being ruled at the ECJ next week)
(A case being ruled at the ECJ next week)
In France, they don't say "medical problem", they say "fashion opportunity"
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 AM
In France, they don't say "medical problem", they say "fashion opportunity"
Hard to imagine another scenario in which this would not lead to an immediate recall of ambassadors
Donald Trump tied his claims on Greenland to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in a letter to Norway's prime minister obtained by Bloomberg News. Full story: bloom.bg/3LPd10i
📷: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
📷: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Hard to imagine another scenario in which this would not lead to an immediate recall of ambassadors
Once you have paid him the Dane-geld // You never get rid of the Dane
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Once you have paid him the Dane-geld // You never get rid of the Dane
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In today's energy briefing:
📅 Brussels' packed energy agenda
🇺🇸 IRENA's budget hole
👨⚖️ Nord Stream goes to court
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
📅 Brussels' packed energy agenda
🇺🇸 IRENA's budget hole
👨⚖️ Nord Stream goes to court
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
Briefing of Tuesday, 13 January 2026 - Contexte
Deep information.
www.contexte.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
In today's energy briefing:
📅 Brussels' packed energy agenda
🇺🇸 IRENA's budget hole
👨⚖️ Nord Stream goes to court
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
📅 Brussels' packed energy agenda
🇺🇸 IRENA's budget hole
👨⚖️ Nord Stream goes to court
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
When it comes to phasing out Russian energy, most of the EU's focus (and financial bill) has been on gas.
@annahbrt.bsky.social unpicks what might happen when Brussels comes for Russian uranium.
In @energy.contexte.com today: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
@annahbrt.bsky.social unpicks what might happen when Brussels comes for Russian uranium.
In @energy.contexte.com today: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
In depth - Why pulling the plug on Russian nuclear may prove tricky - Contexte
Seven months after pledging to curb Russian nuclear imports, the Commission has yet to act. As the bloc seeks to decouple from Moscow, Russian gas has dominated the political debate — but uranium depe...
www.contexte.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:37 AM
When it comes to phasing out Russian energy, most of the EU's focus (and financial bill) has been on gas.
@annahbrt.bsky.social unpicks what might happen when Brussels comes for Russian uranium.
In @energy.contexte.com today: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
@annahbrt.bsky.social unpicks what might happen when Brussels comes for Russian uranium.
In @energy.contexte.com today: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
Your honour, I did not mug him, I merely asked for money after implying there might be violence www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action
The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Your honour, I did not mug him, I merely asked for money after implying there might be violence www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Lads I just saw the best sign ever
December 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Lads I just saw the best sign ever
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December 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Already finished off the Ferrero Rocher? Run out of excuses for hiding from the in-laws? Worried your EU nerdiness will wear off over the holidays?
Play BioGuess, a Christmas game by Contexte: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
Play BioGuess, a Christmas game by Contexte: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
Quiz - BioGuess: a Christmas game by Contexte - Contexte
Every day over the holidays, the devious elves at Contexte Games will release the biographies of two well-known, or less well-known, EU personalities — with the details greyed out. Try to unmask them ...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Already finished off the Ferrero Rocher? Run out of excuses for hiding from the in-laws? Worried your EU nerdiness will wear off over the holidays?
Play BioGuess, a Christmas game by Contexte: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
Play BioGuess, a Christmas game by Contexte: www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
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I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Contexte is hiring! For an English-language EU energy reporter, based in Brussels.
If you're a scoop-hungry, teamworky, sharp storyteller, with knowledge of the EU and/or energy policy, apply within: lhttps://www.welcometothejungle.com/fr/companies/contexte/jobs/energy-policy-reporter_bruxelles
If you're a scoop-hungry, teamworky, sharp storyteller, with knowledge of the EU and/or energy policy, apply within: lhttps://www.welcometothejungle.com/fr/companies/contexte/jobs/energy-policy-reporter_bruxelles
In today's Contexte EU energy briefing:
🔌 Full analysis of the the EU's leaked grids package
🛣️ The 8 "energy highways" the Commission will prioritise
🐼 Leaked "environment omnibus" plans to streamline permits
🇺🇦 The final legislative text banning Russian gas
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
🔌 Full analysis of the the EU's leaked grids package
🛣️ The 8 "energy highways" the Commission will prioritise
🐼 Leaked "environment omnibus" plans to streamline permits
🇺🇦 The final legislative text banning Russian gas
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
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Deep information.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In today's Contexte EU energy briefing:
🔌 Full analysis of the the EU's leaked grids package
🛣️ The 8 "energy highways" the Commission will prioritise
🐼 Leaked "environment omnibus" plans to streamline permits
🇺🇦 The final legislative text banning Russian gas
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
🔌 Full analysis of the the EU's leaked grids package
🛣️ The 8 "energy highways" the Commission will prioritise
🐼 Leaked "environment omnibus" plans to streamline permits
🇺🇦 The final legislative text banning Russian gas
www.contexte.com/briefing/202...
They did it via a shell company
It was not quite the Louvre heist, but for a village in northeastern France, the recent theft of more than $100,000 worth of escargot from a local farm, just as prime holiday snail-eating season begins, was pretty close.
Snail Theft Hits France Before Holiday Rush
Shop owners say the thieves who took 990 pounds of snails must have been escargot cognoscenti.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 12:57 PM
They did it via a shell company
Rule number one of crisis comms: put everything out there. Yet it's hard not to conclude that one of these two people, Commission senior official Sannino or anonymous spokesperson, is being deliberately misleading here.
(from @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social)
(from @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social)
December 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Rule number one of crisis comms: put everything out there. Yet it's hard not to conclude that one of these two people, Commission senior official Sannino or anonymous spokesperson, is being deliberately misleading here.
(from @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social)
(from @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social)
The Commission will propose something to the Commission? Now that's what I call a #circulareconomy
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Commission will propose something to the Commission? Now that's what I call a #circulareconomy
My Charles and Di wedding mug (age 41) has outlasted my Charles coronation mug (age 2 and a half). Not sure what to make of this fact
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My Charles and Di wedding mug (age 41) has outlasted my Charles coronation mug (age 2 and a half). Not sure what to make of this fact
The cosmetics store round the corner is offering astonishingly bad advice
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The cosmetics store round the corner is offering astonishingly bad advice
Who wore it better?
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Who wore it better?
Two bangers published today by @energy.contexte.com:
🇧🇷 COP30: A post mortem of a disappointing summit. @genicotd.bsky.social & @vrg.bsky.social, from Belém, unpick why the EU — diverted by internal squabbles and colliding with a BRIC wall — failed to deliver.
www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
🇧🇷 COP30: A post mortem of a disappointing summit. @genicotd.bsky.social & @vrg.bsky.social, from Belém, unpick why the EU — diverted by internal squabbles and colliding with a BRIC wall — failed to deliver.
www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
COP30: A disappointing summit for the EU - Contexte
Brussels clearly didn’t get what it wanted from the COP30 summit in Brazil, which ended on 22 November with a bare-bones deal that fails to raise climate ambitions. In the inevitable postmortem, obser...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Two bangers published today by @energy.contexte.com:
🇧🇷 COP30: A post mortem of a disappointing summit. @genicotd.bsky.social & @vrg.bsky.social, from Belém, unpick why the EU — diverted by internal squabbles and colliding with a BRIC wall — failed to deliver.
www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
🇧🇷 COP30: A post mortem of a disappointing summit. @genicotd.bsky.social & @vrg.bsky.social, from Belém, unpick why the EU — diverted by internal squabbles and colliding with a BRIC wall — failed to deliver.
www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...
After the environment council negotiated for roughly 20 hours on Tuesday/Wednesday, now it's the Parliament's turn to figure out its position on a planned 90% emissions cut for 2040.
I'm not saying MEPs are copying the member states' homework, but they've even reproduced their typos
I'm not saying MEPs are copying the member states' homework, but they've even reproduced their typos
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
After the environment council negotiated for roughly 20 hours on Tuesday/Wednesday, now it's the Parliament's turn to figure out its position on a planned 90% emissions cut for 2040.
I'm not saying MEPs are copying the member states' homework, but they've even reproduced their typos
I'm not saying MEPs are copying the member states' homework, but they've even reproduced their typos
There was once a chap named Ozymandias
Whose fate tragically came to a sandy pass
His vast legs of stone
Just stood all alone
Reaching up to his absent candy-ass
Whose fate tragically came to a sandy pass
His vast legs of stone
Just stood all alone
Reaching up to his absent candy-ass
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There was once a chap named Ozymandias
Whose fate tragically came to a sandy pass
His vast legs of stone
Just stood all alone
Reaching up to his absent candy-ass
Whose fate tragically came to a sandy pass
His vast legs of stone
Just stood all alone
Reaching up to his absent candy-ass
Top marks to the European Commission here; this was indeed the first question on which I was seeking an answer in relation to the 2026 fishing opportunities for EU-managed stocks in the Atlantic and Skagerrak-Kattegat waters
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Top marks to the European Commission here; this was indeed the first question on which I was seeking an answer in relation to the 2026 fishing opportunities for EU-managed stocks in the Atlantic and Skagerrak-Kattegat waters
Went to see Bob Dylan live and thereby learned I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight is not, in fact, by UB40. I’m furious
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Went to see Bob Dylan live and thereby learned I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight is not, in fact, by UB40. I’m furious