Why new EU rules could thwart Trump’s energy ambitions

The European Union is set to start enforcing a little-known set of rules that could ultimately strain the US-EU energy relationship during the second Trump administration. POLITICO Europe’s Gabriel Gavin breaks down the details of these new regulations, how the Trump administration may respond, and what this means for the US-EU energy relationship moving forward. Plus, the Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as secretary of the Interior Department Thursday night. Gabriel Gavin is a reporter with POLITICO in Brussels. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy