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Energy Charter Treaty
Comment: The hollowing out of the EU’s commercial power base
To many, the European Union ends its 2019-2024 legislature triumphant, with a European Commission having deftly navigated the Trump years, the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and rocky relationships with China. But let’s not believe in fairy tales: the EU made dangerously deep cuts into the branch of the tree …
Week in Brussels: ECT exit, Moldova too, EU Japan data flows, Malaysia on WTO ruling
It’s been a big week for the big supply chain sustainability pieces of legislation of the soon-ending von der Leyen European Commission. A trilogue deal on forced labour was inked, and Coreper might well also endorse a watered-down version of the CSDDD corporate sustainability due diligence legislation today. It’s also …
Energy Charter Treaty: still no majority for coordinated EU treaty departure
The European Commission reiterated calls on EU member states to back its bid to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.
Energy Charter Treaty modernisation in limbo amidst EU member state deadlock
It had become abundantly clear that there would be no ad hoc ministerial conference in April this year as originally envisaged by the Energy Charter Treaty ministers last November when a decision to adopt a renegotiated treaty text was postponed.
ECT Secretary General to European Parliament: at least adopt reform before leaving
The future of the Energy Charter Treaty is on the line. The institution’s secretary-general couldn’t just stay silent.
Energy Charter Treaty: MEP resolution calls for withdrawal
The European Parliament on the Energy Chater Treaty adopted a resolution that mustered 303 votes in favour. The text, among others, encourages the European Union to withdraw fully from the international agreement.
ECT: members eye spring 2023 meeting to adopt modernised rules
The more than fifty parties to the Energy Charter Treaty convened for an annual ministerial conference today that turned out to be low-key because the European Union requested that the main item on the agenda for that day be dropped: the adoption of modernised rules for the 1990s Eurasian energy investment …
Energy Charter Treaty: Preserving a forum for energy transition diplomacy
The main arguments against the recently renegotiated Energy Charter Treaty don’t stand up to scrutiny. Pulling out of the treaty as some countries have announced will not foster much-needed investments in renewable energies. Only a predictable investment framework will. By Urban Rusnák.
Comment: Possible scenarios for the Energy Charter Treaty
The EU’s attempt at renegotiating the 1990s Energy Charter Treaty is in major trouble. After a heated exchange of views between the European Commission and members of the European Parliament in committee on Monday (24 October) it is becoming clear that the risk is high that the draft deal that …
