Key developments and horizon scanning

This subtopic brings together a series of trackers and overviews of key legislative and policy packages to enable energy lawyers to keep up to date with, and plan for, legislative, strategic, and policy developments in the EU.

Trackers

Our EU Energy—horizon scanner tracks key future developments in EU energy law. It provides details of key dates for your diary (including forecasted dates where possible) and relevant commentary in relation to legislation-in-progress, legislation subject to future application dates or transposition deadlines, new consultations and calls for evidence, forthcoming guidance, and new EU-level strategies and action plans

Our EU Energy—key developments tracker covers key past developments in EU energy law. It provides details of key events and relevant commentary relating to finalised legislation and other key developments, including published guidance and EU-level strategies and action plans. This tracker covers legislative developments from 2025 onwards

The EU energy cases tracker—2026 displays key judgments and opinions from the General Court of the EU and the Court of Justice of the EU handed down during 2026 which may be of interest to energy lawyers. The tracker is updated monthly.

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Latest EU Law News

European Parliament approves opinion on EU digital age limits and online child protection

Members of the European Parliament have approved an opinion on the impact of social media and the wider online environment on young people, proposing stronger protection for minors, clearer responsibilities for online platforms and improved enforcement across the EU. The opinion supports establishing a common European age limit for social media, requiring users to be at least 16 unless parental authorisation is granted, and prohibiting access for children under 13, alongside effective and privacy-friendly age verification systems and more consistent enforcement of existing child protection laws. It calls on the European Commission to introduce further measures through a forthcoming EU Digital Fairness Act to address gaps in current legislation without creating unnecessary regulatory burdens, covering practices such as targeted advertising, influencer marketing, addictive design features, loot boxes, virtual currencies and misleading website design, and highlighting risks linked to artificial intelligence, including misinformation, manipulation and emotional dependency, with a request for strict safeguards.

Council of the EU adopts new requirements for car chargers and measuring instruments

The Council of the European Union has adopted a directive amending EU measuring instrument requirements to support the deployment of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), compressed gas dispensers and thermal energy meters. The updated measuring instruments directive (MID) aims to advance the green transition by introducing common standards, prioritising digitalisation and enabling the use of emerging gases such as hydrogen. Member States must implement the changes within 24 months, with most requirements applying 30 months after entry into force and longer transitional periods for EVSE and compressed gas dispensers.

Council of the EU approves conclusions on 2030 consumer agenda implementation

The Council of the EU has approved conclusions guiding the implementation of the 2030 Consumer Agenda, calling for stronger consumer protection, particularly online, greater promotion of sustainable consumption, improved cross border enforcement, and regulatory simplification. Emphasising that consumer protection and competitiveness are mutually reinforcing, the Council highlights the need to address digital challenges such as dark patterns and unsafe online products, especially to protect vulnerable consumers like minors, while ensuring effective application of existing EU consumer and digital rules. It also stresses combating greenwashing, supporting circular economy products such as second hand and refurbished goods, enhancing cooperation between the Commission and national authorities, exploring the use of AI for market surveillance, and reducing administrative burdens for SMEs without lowering consumer protection standards.

EU Law weekly highlights—26 February 2026

This week's edition of EU Law weekly highlights includes analyses on the publication of the EU Sustainability Omnibus Directive in the Official Journal, the Court of Justice’s ruling that intellectual property owners cannot rely on earlier UK trade marks in European opposition proceedings that began before Brexit, that the EU is preparing a Chips Act 2.0 after its first semiconductor push three years ago failed to deliver major investments, the European Commission launched a consultation on a revised draft of the General Block Exemption Regulation, the Commission and the UK formally signed the EU-UK Competition Co-operation Agreement and published a summary of the responses received to its public consultation on the ongoing review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. In addition this week, the European Data Protection Board adopted a report on its Coordinated Enforcement Framework action, signed a Joint Statement on AI-Generated Imagery and the Protection of Privacy, the Commission adopted a Delegated Act exempting pallet wrapping and the Council adopted a regulation establishing a modernised policy framework to support the EU wine sector.