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Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy), 26 June 2026
Main results
Energy ministers agreed the Council’s negotiating position for the European grids package. They also held two exchanges of views: on post-2030 energy decarbonisation efforts and on the impact of the Middle East crisis on the energy sector.
Over the course of the Cyprus presidency, we strengthened Europe’s energy infrastructure framework, brought forward agreement on key elements of the grids package, and facilitated meaningful discussions on the post-2030 energy architecture as well as on emerging energy security challenges, including those linked to the situation in the Middle East.
Michael Damianos, Minister for Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus
European grids package
EU energy ministers agreed the Council’s negotiating position on the European grids package. The package comprises a revision of the regulation on trans-European energy infrastructure (TEN-E) and a directive to accelerate permitting of energy infrastructure. It aims to address the urgent need to modernise and expand Europe’s energy infrastructure in order to boost electrification and decarbonisation.
The Council’s position focuses on improving cross-border energy infrastructure planning, streamlining and accelerating permit-granting, and ensuring a more secure and resilient energy network.
Today’s agreement paves the way for Europe’s electrification towards achieving climate neutrality. By fast-tracking permitting and enhancing interconnections – including ending energy isolation for member states – we are securing affordable, clean energy and bolstering energy security for all European citizens. By delivering on this important and strategic package, the Cyprus presidency has put in practice the motions of its motto ‘An autonomous Union, open to the world’.
Michael Damianos, Minister for Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus
The Council is now ready to start negotiations with the European Parliament on the final shape of the legislation.
How the EU is greening energy (background information)
Post-2030 energy framework
The Council discussed how the post-2030 energy framework should be designed to achieve the 2040 climate target of a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (compared to 1990 levels), for a credible trajectory toward climate neutrality by 2050.
Ministers shared their perspectives on the level of ambition and flexibility needed in the post-2030 framework, framing it in the broader context of competitiveness, strategic autonomy and decarbonisation goals. They also explored the need for additional measures to achieve a genuine Energy Union and discussed ways to integrate energy security into the climate and energy framework.
This exchange of views will inform the Commission’s upcoming proposals for the post-2030 energy and climate framework (renewable energy, energy efficiency, national energy and climate plans) and it follows similar discussions that took place at the Environment and Transport Councils during the Cyprus presidency.
Climate change: what the EU is doing (background information)
Crisis in the Middle East: coordination and response measures in the energy sector
The Council took stock of the energy market situation in light of the evolving situation in the Strait of Hormuz. Ministers assessed the short and long-term implications on the supply and prices of gas and oil, including jet fuel.
Energy ministers shared lessons learned from coordination in responding to the energy impacts of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, focusing on ways to further enhance transparency, cooperation and joint action. They also addressed the need to prepare for prolonged disruptions, as well as to design measures to protect citizens and the economy, by safeguarding energy security.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden raised the issue of the impacts of the methane regulation on the EU energy security.
France, Italy and Poland provided information about the revision of the Commission regulation on capacity allocation and congestion management (CACM regulation).
Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovenia briefed ministers on the follow-up to the Council conclusions on the security of supply of radioisotopes for medical use.
