Agenda of the EU Energy Council on 17 March 2025

Action plan for affordable energy

Following a presentation by the Commission and on the basis of a background note prepared by the presidency, ministers will publicly exchange views on the action plan for affordable energy, which was adopted on 26 February as part of the clean industrial deal. The action plan sets out measures to lower energy costs in the short term, complete the Energy Union, attract investment and prepare for potential energy crises.

Action plan for affordable energy 

Energy (background information)

EU’s energy security architecture

Ministers will discuss the state of play and the way forward on the EU regulations on security of gas supply and on electricity risk preparedness, which are key elements of the EU’s energy security framework.

They will focus on how this framework could be shaped to address existing and new energy security challenges which may impact EU citizens’ welfare and undermine the EU’s economy and competitiveness.

They may also touch upon measures to strengthen surveillance and better protect critical energy infrastructure in Europe.

Energy situation in Ukraine

The Ukrainian energy minister, German Galushchenko, will brief energy ministers on the energy situation in Ukraine.

Critical infrastructure

During an informal lunch, energy ministers will discuss critical infrastructure and how to protect it, together with the president of ENTSO-G and the chair of the board of ENTSO-E, the European networks of transmission system operators for gas and electricity respectively.

Other business

Ministers will be briefed (by Christian Zinglersen, director of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators) on EU electricity and gas market developments.

The Commission will provide information on the EU’s preparedness for the next cold season.

In public session, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will present information on the successful synchronisation of the Baltic electricity systems with the Continental Europe Synchronous Area.

Czechia will share information on the requirements of the delegated act on renewable fuels of non-biological origin and development of the hydrogen economy.