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Let’s “Buy Transatlantic”. </a></h3> <b><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> Est. 5min</b><br/><p>Donald Trump’s vocal and chaotic declarations dominate headlines and daily discussions. However, behind the noise lies a deeper and more pressing issue for the European Union: the peace dividend era is over. The EU must urgently define its hierarchy of …</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ea-card ea-native-card col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-4"> <div class="thumbnail"> <div class="thumbnail-labels"><span class="ea-native-label">Promoted content</span></div> <a class="ea-image-aspect-16x9" href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/opinion/going-smart-to-go-fast-a-blueprint-for-accelerating-renewable-energy-deployment-sustainably-across-europe/" ><img width="800" height="450" src="https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/TNC_PC2022_409cf78e0cdbd2c4d367984305f1ca12-original_JPG-800x450.jpg" class="attachment-16x9 size-16x9 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> <div class="thumbnail-meta clearfix"> <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/sections/eet/">Energy, Environment & Transport</a> <span class="ea-dateformat" data-timestamp="1739530858"> <i class="fa fa-calendar"></i> 14-02-2025 </span> </div> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/opinion/going-smart-to-go-fast-a-blueprint-for-accelerating-renewable-energy-deployment-sustainably-across-europe/"> Going smart to go fast: A blueprint for accelerating renewable energy deployment sustainably across Europe </a></h3> <b><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> Est. 5min</b><br/><p>The current business-as-usual approach to renewable deployment overlooks environmental, social, and institutional factors, causing permitting bottlenecks and project delays. 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