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 Danish Council presidency, and in the Council’s press site.
2026
| Date | 1 January |
| Event | Cyprus takes over EU Council presidency |
| Subject | Cyprus assumes the presidency of the Council of the EU. 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 Poland and Denmark cooperate with Cyprus. [More on the presidency] |
| Press contact | Cyprus presidency press contacts |
| Date | 27 January |
| Event | EU-India summit |
| Subject | The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will travel to India to represent the EU in the 16th EU-India Summit. The two Presidents will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for a summit aimed at "building on the EU-India strategic partnership and further strengthening collaboration across key policy areas," said the EU. Trade, security and defence, the clean transition and people to people cooperation would top the agenda of the discussions. |
| Press contact | Maria Tomasik (EU Council) |
| Date | 5-6 February |
| Event | Informal meeting of member state environment ministers |
| Subject | The Cyprus EU Council presidency invites member state environment ministers for an informal meeting. |
| Press contact | Elena Fysentzou (Cyprus presidency press contacts) |
| Date | 25 February |
| Event | European Commission presents Industrial Accelerator Act |
| Subject | The European Commission is set to table another proposal to help implement the Clean Industrial Deal: Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act: The Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator act will support energy-intensive industries and is dedicated to simplifying legislation to streamline permit granting, authorisations and reporting requirements and make investment easier in Europe. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | 10 March |
| Event | European Commission presents Clean Energy Investment Strategy as part of energy package |
| Subject | The European Commission is set to present its Clean Energy Investment Strategy as part of a bigger energy package: To support the development of a clean energy system, the Commission will present a Clean Energy Investment Strategy, including a de-risking initiative to unlock private capital. This will be central to efforts to prioritise investment in clean energy infrastructure, including grids, storage and transport infrastructure, cross-border energy infrastructure, energy efficiency measures, the digitalisation of the energy system and the deployment of a hydrogen network, said president von der Leyen. It would help streamline the use of financial instruments such as grants, loans and blended finance to maximise impact, said Commissioner Jörgensen. The Commission will also present a "citizens energy package" and "Future development and deployment of small modular reactors in Europe" as other parts of the energy package. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | 16 March |
| Event | Meeting of member state energy ministers (Energy Council) |
| Subject | Member state energy ministers get together for one of several official meetings per year. |
| Press contact | Peristera Dimopoulou (EU Council) |
| Date | 17 March |
| Event | Meeting of member state environment ministers (Environment Council) |
| Subject | Member state environment ministers get together for one of several official meetings per year. |
| Press contact | Peristera Dimopoulou (EU Council) |
| Date | 18-19 March |
| Event | European Council |
| Subject | Member state heads of state and government get together for one of several official meetings per year. |
| Press contact | Maria Tomasik (European Council) |
| Date | Q1 |
| Event | European Commission presents electrification action plan, including heating and cooling |
| Subject | The Commission will present a non-legislative plan on electrification of sectors like heating. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | Q1 |
| Event | European Commission presents legislation on energy security |
| Subject | The Commission will present legislation aimed at strengthening energy security. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | 23-24 April |
| Event | Informal meeting of EU leaders |
| Subject | The Cyprus EU Council presidency invites member state heads of state and government for an informal meeting. |
| Press contact | Elli Nicolaou (Cyprus presidency press contacts) |
| Date | 28-29 April |
| Event | Informal meeting of member state transport ministers |
| Subject | The Cyprus EU Council presidency invites member state transport ministers for an informal meeting. |
| Press contact | Sunny Papadimitriou (Cyprus presidency press contacts) |
| Date | 12-13 May |
| Event | Informal meeting of member state energy ministers |
| Subject | The Cyprus EU Council presidency invites member state energy ministers for an informal meeting. |
| Press contact | George Arotis (Cyprus presidency press contacts) |
| Date | 8 June |
| Event | Meeting of member state transport ministers (Transport Council) |
| Subject | Member state transport ministers get together for one of several official meetings per year. |
| Press contact | Niels Timmermans (EU Council) |
| Date | 18-19 June |
| Event | European Council |
| Subject | Member state heads of state and government get together for one of several official meetings per year. |
| Press contact | Maria Tomasik (European Council) |
| Date | 25 June |
| Event | Meeting of member state environment ministers (Environment Council) |
| Subject | Member state environment ministers get together for one of several official meetings per year. |
| Press contact | Peristera Dimopoulou (EU Council) |
| Date | 26 June |
| Event | Meeting of member state energy ministers (Energy Council) |
| Subject | Member state energy ministers get together for one of several official meetings per year. |
| Press contact | Peristera Dimopoulou (EU Council) |
| Date | Q2 |
| Event | European Commission presents proposal to set up Critical Raw Materials Centre |
| Subject | The Commission will propose setting up a Critical Raw Materials Centre to monitor, jointly purchase and stockpile these minerals, which are essential to EU industrial sovereignty. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | Q2 |
| Event | European Commission presents proposal to simplify energy product legislation |
| Subject | The Commission will propose so-called Omnibus legislation to simplyfy energy product legislation. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | 1 July |
| Event | Ireland takes over EU Council presidency |
| Subject | Ireland assumes the presidency of the Council of the EU. 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'. The following presidencies Lithuania and Greece cooperate with Ireland. [More on the presidency] |
| Press contact | Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs: email Press.office@dfa.ie, phone: +353 (0) 1 408 2268 |
| Date | Q3 |
| Event | European Commission presents proposals to reform the ETS |
| Subject | As part of efforts to legislate climate policy post-2030, the Commission will propose to update the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for maritime, aviation and stationary installations, and the relevant market stability reserve. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | Q3 |
| Event | European Commission presents Circular Economy Act |
| Subject | The Commission will present a Circular Economy Act to foster demand and supply of circular products and reduce dependencies on critical resources. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | Q3 |
| Event | European Commission presents legislative proposals for energy rules for the 2030s |
| Subject | The Commission said it aims to update Energy Union rules, including on CO2 transportation and markets; energy efficiency; and the renewable energy framework. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | Q4 |
| Event | European Commission presents update of Energy Union governance |
| Subject | The Commission will present legislative proposals to update the governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action including the phase-out of fossil fuels subsidies. It aims to "ensure a genuine Energy Union by improving its governance, upgrading grids, removing existing bottlenecks, cutting red tape for cross-border energy projects and boosting electrification and the resilience of the electricity system." |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | Q4 |
| Event | European Commission presents proposals for national climate targets for the 2030s |
| Subject | As part of efforts to legislate climate policy post-2030, the Commission will propose to revise national targets and flexibilities currently governed by the effort sharing and LULUCF regulations. |
| Press contact | European Commission |
| Date | Q4 |
| Event | European Commission presents proposals on climate resilience |
| Subject | As part of climate change adaptation efforts, the European Commission will present a European integrated framework for climate resilience. |
| Press contact | European Commission |