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Europe.Table Talk of the Town Power grids

Grid package: Council cuts back on central planning

Because EU countries are not integrating their electricity markets closely enough, the Commission wants to have a say in grid planning going forward. However, member states are increasingly watering down these plans, as the latest negotiations show.

Manuel Berkel
15. May 2026
Arbeiten an einer 380-kV Höchstspannungsfreileitung, Neubau, entlang der Autobahn A57, bei Meerbusch, Arbeiter auf den Auslegern des Hochspannungsmasts, NRW, Deutschland,
Interconnectors are cross-border power lines that are essential to the internal energy market. (picture alliance / Jochen Tack | Jochen Tack)

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Last updated: 15. May 2026

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