Organisation: Council of the European Union
Hungary at odds with EU over declaration on Komstroy
Hungary has broken with other EU member states over their understanding of the effects of the European Court of Justice’s ruling in Komstroy – declaring that international law requires the Energy Charter Treaty be amended by its signatories to ensure its non-applicability to intra-EU disputes.
03 July 2024
EU notifies withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty
The European Union has formally notified its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty, as member states sign a declaration on the inapplicability of the treaty’s arbitration provisions to intra-EU disputes.
27 June 2024
EU Council votes to join Mauritius Convention
In a long-awaited development, the Council of the European Union has authorised the EU to sign the Mauritius Convention on transparency in ISDS.
26 June 2024
Two ECT panels rule against Spain
ICSID tribunals have handed down decisions in two Energy Charter Treaty cases against Spain arising from changes to its incentives regime for renewable energy – holding the state liable in one case and ordering it to pay damages in the other.
07 June 2024
EU Council gives final approval for exit from Energy Charter Treaty
The Council of the European Union has given the “final green light” for the withdrawal of the EU and its nuclear agency from the Energy Charter Treaty under a compromise that it hopes will break the deadlock over the treaty’s modernisation.
31 May 2024
EU Commission proposes invoking ECT’s denial of benefits clause
The European Commission has proposed that the EU should invoke the Energy Charter Treaty’s denial of benefits clause to withdraw protections for Russian and Belarusian investors.
10 April 2024
European Commission explains plan for ECT withdrawal
The European Commission has been explaining its plan for EU member states’ “coordinated withdrawal” from the Energy Charter Treaty ahead of a vote on the issue by the European Parliament.
28 March 2024
EU Council approves withdrawal from ECT
The Council of the European Union has approved a proposal to withdraw the EU from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty – as the treaty’s depositary Portugal becomes the latest member state to confirm its date of exit.
08 March 2024
ECT parties delay vote on treaty reform
Contracting parties to the Energy Charter Treaty have delayed a vote that was due to take place today on whether to adopt a modernised version of the controversial treaty – after EU member states failed to agree on whether to support the reforms.
22 November 2022
ECJ refuses to rule on ECT amendments
The European Court of Justice has declined Belgium’s request to rule on the compatibility of proposed amendments to the Energy Charter Treaty with EU law, saying said it would be “premature” to do so while changes are still being debated.
17 June 2022