Withdrawal of the EU from the Energy Charter Treaty

by name voted on 24.04.2024

Summary

The European Parliament recommends that the European Union withdraws from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to prevent fossil fuel companies from suing governments over climate protection measures.

9 24.04.2024

Report

energy

environment

public administration

international relations

business and competition

Key points

The Energy Charter Treaty is a multilateral agreement that protects investments within the energy sector.
Multinational corporations are increasingly using the treaty to sue governments over environmental and climate-related regulations.
The treaty provides specific legal mechanisms for investment arbitration that have led to significant financial claims against states.
Recent legal actions have targeted measures like windfall taxes and coal phase-out deadlines.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ECR

NI

ID

The Left

Total

Speeches

22 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Marc BOTENGA

The Left

4:09 min

16. Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty *** (debate)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

S&D

1:15 min

16. Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty *** (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty

These raw data are provided by the Open Data Portal of the European Union (data.europa.eu) and are licensed under ODC-BY 1.0.