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EU policymakers and high-level industry representatives yesterday launched 2 flagship initiatives designed to prepare the EU’s energy system for a more digitalised future.

The European Commission has taken a significant step to address the impact of digital technologies on the energy sector.

The European Commission today presented the European Technological Sovereignty Package, a set of measures to strengthen Europe's capacity in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud and open source.

This week, both Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera and Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen are visiting Finland to discuss electrification, energy security, affordability and competitiveness.

A dedicated group of EU gas experts drawn together to scrutinise the way that EU gas and gas derivatives markets work in practice has presented its analysis in a special report published by the Commission.

The theme of this year’s event is 'A Clean, Secure and Competitive Energy Union'.

In its latest report Summer Outlook 2026, published today, the European Network for Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) confirms that it does not foresee general risks to the security of electricity supply across most of the EU for the coming summer.

This aid measure aims to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to produce, store or flexibly consume electricity and that electricity production meets the expected demand.

In 2024, the EU’s industry sector used 8 835 petajoules (PJ) of energy, an 8.1% decrease compared with 2014. The final energy consumption has been steadily declining since 1990.