Updating EU Gas Storage Rules for Energy Security

by name voted on 08.07.2025

Summary

The proposal seeks to extend EU gas storage security rules until 2027 and introduces more flexibility by lowering the mandatory filling target to 83%.

10 08.07.2025

Report

energy

economy

environment

public administration

Key points

The proposal aims to extend the current gas storage security measures for an additional two years, until the end of 2027.
The mandatory gas storage filling target is proposed to be lowered from the previous level to 83%.
Member States may be allowed to deviate from the filling target by up to four percentage points if market conditions are unfavorable, with the possibility of further increases via Commission decisions.
Despite various flexibilities and allowed deviations, the total gas storage filling level must not fall below a minimum threshold of 75%.

Vote

PPE

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PfE

ECR

Renew

Verts/ALE

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NI

ESN

Total

Speeches

24 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Andrea WECHSLER

Andrea WECHSLER

PPE

1:55 min

16. The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season (debate)

András GYÜRK

PfE

1:43 min

16. The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU)2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season Follow up to T10-0140/2025

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