Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002637/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Markus Buchheit (ESN)
The latest report adopted by the European Parliament on the future of the EU electricity grid appears, at first glance, to promote necessary goals: modernisation, digitalisation and supply security. However, beneath the surface lies a massive subsidy-driven programme rooted in a unilateral climate ideology and advancing EU centralism.
The financial cost is staggering: EUR 584 billion by 2030 and EUR 2.3 trillion by 2050, to be paid by consumers and industry. The energy agenda driven by Greens and Liberals in Parliament endangers our supply security, pushes prices ever higher, and further erodes the sovereignty of Member States in determining their national energy strategies.
- 1.How does the Commission justify this centralised, top-down approach to energy infrastructure, which imposes immense costs on citizens and industry?
- 2.What guarantees can it provide that this strategy respects Member States’ right to pursue technologically neutral and economically viable energy solutions?
- 3.Does the Commission acknowledge the risk that such ideological planning from Brussels will undermine both public trust and energy affordability across the European Union?
Submitted: 30.6.2025