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What’s next in Europe? – Agenda of European climate and energy policy

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Journalists! Mark your calendars – or rather let us do it for you. Europe is complicated and even journalists from EU member states sometimes struggle to understand how climate and energy policy is made, and when institutions take key decisions. This timeline flags key European energy and climate reporting events and developments and includes concise background information necessary to jump-start your coverage.

Read CLEW's factsheet Climate in the 2024 EU elections and the making of the bloc’s next leadership for more information on key steps and developments in the 2024 election year.

You can find additional information on European climate and energy events and developments in the European Parliament’s European Green Deal legislative train schedule, in the event calendar of the Hungarian Council presidency, and in the Council’s press calendar.

2024

 

Date 1 July
Event

Hungary takes over EU Council presidency

Subject

In an interview with French Le Point, Orban laid out the five priorities for the Hungarian presidency: migration, the war in Ukraine, the green transition, defence, and the "demographic crisis". He said: "The European Union has long claimed that the green transition was not in contradiction with European competitiveness, but would actually increase it. Clearly, the opposite is true. We need to rethink this green transition before it kills our industry." The official programme was presented on 18 June.

However, as the EU will likely need almost the entire 6 months of the Hungarian presidency to establish the Parliament and then elect a new Commission, there is set to be little chance for policymaking and legislative work.

The Council represents the executive governments of member states, and the presidency rotates among EU member states every six months. It is not only responsible for setting policy priorities and planning and chairing meetings among ministers and heads of government, but must also try and reach agreement on laws with the EU’s other legislative bodies – the Commission and the Parliament. Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three, called 'trios'. Preceding presidencies Spain and Belgium cooperate with Hungary. [More on the presidency]

Press contact  sec.beu[at]mfa.gov.hu (Hungary's perm rep to the EU)

 

Date 1 December
Event New European Commission takes office
Subject

After confirmation through a vote in the European Parliament, the Commission can start its term.

Press contact European Commission

 

Date 5 December
Event EU transport minister meeting
Subject

EU member state transport ministers come together for one of several regular annual meetings.

Press contact Dimosthenis Mammonas (EU Council)

 

Date 9 - 10 December
Event EU agriculture and fisheries minister meeting
Subject

EU member state agriculture ministers come together for one of several regular annual meetings.

Press contact Miruna Georgescu (EU Council)

 

Date 16 December
Event EU energy minister meeting
Subject

EU member state energy ministers come together for one of several regular annual meetings.

Press contact Peristera Dimopoulou (EU Council)

 

Date 17 December
Event EU environment minister meeting
Subject

EU member state environment ministers come together for one of several regular annual meetings.

Press contact Peristera Dimopoulou (EU Council)

 

Date 19 - 20 December
Event European Council - meeting of EU heads of state and government
Subject

EU member state heads of state and government come together for one of several regular annual meetings.

Press contact Ecaterina Casinge (European Council)

 

 

2025

 

Date 1 January
Event

Poland takes over EU Council presidency

Subject

The Council represents the executive governments of member states, and the presidency rotates among EU member states every six months. It is not only responsible for setting policy priorities and planning and chairing meetings among ministers and heads of government, but must also try and reach agreement on laws with the EU’s other legislative bodies – the Commission and the Parliament. Member states holding the presidency work together closely in groups of three, called 'trios'. Poland will cooperate with the following presidencies Denmark and Cyprus.

Press contact Adrian Biernacki &  Marta Gan, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union

 

 

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