In focus at the Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum in Brussels was the mutual need to integrate energy markets to protect against price and security of supply shocks.
As Europe steps up efforts to prepare for a potential global energy crisis, parliamentarians from across the Energy Community, representing nine European Union–aspirant contracting parties in Southeastern and Eastern Europe, gathered in Brussels with members of the European Parliament. At the Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum, they were met by European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen and Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski, who called for stronger political backing of key reforms to integrate gas and electricity markets.
“The current crisis is a wake-up call. What was once a strategic necessity – the integration of our Energy Community – has now become an urgent imperative. We must stand united, sustain pressure on Russia, and accelerate our transition to the clean energy and electrification. Dependence on volatile regions and outdated energy systems is a risk we can no longer afford,” Jørgensen stated.