Energy Union Task Force

The Energy Union Task Force was announced before the Energy Council of 16 June 2025 as a key initiative under the Action Plan for Affordable Energy (action 5), which was adopted by the Commission in February 2025.

Objective

The task force aims to deliver concrete results through enhanced coordination across the energy union, giving political impulse to addressing the challenges associated with shaping our collective energy system of the future. It may entail addressing structural challenges as well as, when necessary, rapid political coordination and action on pressing needs. 

This includes, among others

• ensuring the grid is well interconnected and pursuing a better use of infrastructure
• faster permitting
• accelerating system flexibility
• supporting national reforms that make energy more affordable 

Members

It is conceived as an action-oriented, informal cooperation group that provides concrete solutions to actual challenges hampering the completion of the energy union.  

The Energy Union Task Force is constituted by high-level representatives of the Commission and EU countries and supported, where appropriate, by relevant EU institutions such as the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Investment Bank (EIB). Other technical experts may be invited to take part in specific discussions in support to the task force.

It is chaired and moderated by the Commission.

Areas of action

The task force will address issues such as

• optimising the use of existing infrastructure and accelerating future interconnectivity and related investments, prioritising areas with high price disparities
• increasing EU countries’ coordination on regional and national long-term policy plans with significant impact on the energy sector
• monitoring EU countries’ actions to implement the Affordable Energy Action Plan, particularly measures on permitting, taxation and system flexibility
• discussing areas of mutual interest in relation to the implementation of EU energy legislation at national level
• any other issue which hampers the completion of the energy union and where the task force could contribute without duplicating the efforts of the European Council and/or existing groups

Reporting and deliverables

The task force will regularly report to the President of the Commission, the European Council, the Energy Council and the European Parliament. 

Deliverables are expected on each of the areas of actions listed above.

The Energy Union Task Force was launched in June 2025 and kicked off its work during the summer of 2025 to ensure preparedness for the summer season in South East Europe. This was complemented by a policy discussion on grids together with all European countries in the context of the September 2025 informal Energy Council. The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Dan Jørgensen and was marked by a frank exchange, on shared concerns such as

• facilitating the buildout of grids
• increasing the efficiency of network planning
• making Europe’s infrastructure secure from threats
• promoting a better use of existing infrastructure

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