The European Commission will not decide on whether to classify gas and nuclear energy as a possible green investments until later this year.
The delay has caused controversy among some NGOs and consumer groups, who say fossil fuels such as gas should not be considered 'green'.
And they fear the delay will be used by industry lobbyists to classify them as environmentally-friendly.
The move is part of a b...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.