The Council of the European Union (Transport, Telecommunications and Energy) will meet in Luxembourg on 26 June 2026 to adopt a general approach on the European Grids Package, a legislative package aimed at accelerating permit-granting for grid infrastructure. The meeting, scheduled for 09:30, will also include legislative deliberations on a regulation on trans-European energy infrastructure guidelines and non-legislative exchanges on post-2030 decarbonisation and energy coordination in the Middle East crisis.
The European Grids Package comprises a directive amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001, (EU) 2019/944, and (EU) 2024/1788 on permit-granting acceleration (document 10740/26) and a regulation on trans-European energy infrastructure guidelines (document 10746/26 + COR 1 REV 1). The Council is expected to agree on a general approach, which will then serve as the basis for negotiations with the European Parliament. The package aims to streamline grid expansion to support the EU's renewable energy targets and energy security.
Non-legislative activities include an exchange of views on decarbonisation post-2030 (document 9604/26), building on the EU's climate neutrality goal for 2050, and an exchange on energy coordination in response to the Middle East crisis (document 9614/26), reflecting concerns over energy supply disruptions. Under any other business, several Member States will present information on various energy issues: France, Italy, and Poland on the revision of the Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management (CACM) Regulation (document 10695/1/26 REV 1); twelve Member States on the impacts of the Methane Regulation (document 10728/1/26 REV 1); ten Member States on radioisotope security of supply (document 10773/26); and Denmark, France, Netherlands, and Sweden on electrification incentives (document 10814/26). Ireland will also provide information on its incoming Presidency work programme.
The meeting will be chaired by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The general approach on the Grids Package is a key step in EU energy policy, affecting grid operators, renewable energy developers, and consumers by potentially reducing project lead times. The legislative deliberations are public, while non-legislative exchanges are closed. The outcomes will feed into trilogue negotiations with the European Parliament and the European Commission.