In brief | 28 April '25
Euronews:
A nationwide power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, leaving millions without electricity. Reports indicate issues with the European electric grid.
The Guardian:
The Spanish grid operator Red Eléctrica said it had activated plans to restore the supply, with “all resources dedicated to solving” the disruption. It said the Iberian Peninsula, with a combined population of more than 50 million people, had been affected.
Politico:
Cyberattack not ruled out as grid operator says it’s working to restore power.
Reuters:
Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday named utility executive Katherina Reiche as his likely economy minister and foreign policy expert and ally Johann Wadephul as foreign minister, as part of a raft of first appointments.
Reuters:
A new coalition government is taking shape in Berlin, with chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz picking close allies and corporate executives for his cabinet to tackle Germany's economic malaise amid trade tensions and a surging far right.
FT:
Germany’s new government faces an early test of its sway in Brussels as it defies pressure from neighbouring countries to break up the German electricity market.
FT:
Europe’s largest turbine maker notes “big discrepancy” between ambitious targets and reality on the ground.
