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EU withdrawal from Energy Charter clears penultimate hurdle

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Published: April 24th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The Energy Charter primarily protects cross-border investments in power plants in treaty countries.

In its final session week before the European elections, the EU Parliament voted to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty. „International fossil fuel investors no longer have the option of bypassing ordinary courts and attacking climate policy with extrajudicial lawsuits,“ said Green MEP Anna Cavazzini.

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