The European Commission opens proceedings against Romania for the incomplete reporting of progress in the national energy-climate plan.

The European Commission has opened infringement procedures against Romania and Austria because the two states have not submitted all the required information in the national integrated progress reports on energy and climate, documents that were to be submitted by March 15, 2025, under the Regulation on the governance of the Energy Union and climate actions.

In short

Romania and Austria have not submitted all the required information in the national integrated progress reports on energy-climate. The legal deadline was March 15, 2025. The reports cover the implementation of national plans for the period 2021-2030. The Commission considers complete reporting essential to track the Union's progress towards common goals. The two states have two months to respond.

According to the Commission, based on Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, member states are required to report every two years on the progress made in implementing their integrated energy-climate national plans through progress reports. For the deadline of March 15, 2025, states were to report on progress for the period 2021-2030.

These reports must specifically cover the objectives, targets, and national contributions in the five dimensions of the Energy Union: decarbonization, energy efficiency, internal energy market, energy security, research, innovation, and competitiveness. The content requirements are established in Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2299, and in the European Climate Law.

The Commission specifies that submission is considered complete only when all mandatory information is provided. The European executive states that these reports are essential as they show to what extent national governments deliver on the objectives set in their national plans and allow the Commission to track the Union's progress towards common goals. In the absence of all the required information, Brussels has sent letters of formal notice to Romania and Austria.

In the architecture of EU law enforcement, the Commission can open infringement procedures both for the non-submission of mandatory measures or information and for incorrect transposition or misapplication of Union law. In the event that the member state does not remedy the situation after the first formal stage, the Commission can issue a reasoned opinion and subsequently refer the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union.