EU Commission warns Germany

30.07.2025

Source: E & M powernews

The European Commission is taking action against 26 Member States, including Germany, that have not transposed the Renewable Energy Directive into national law.

The deadline for transposing EU Directive (EU) 2023/2413 recently expired. The new regulations aim to accelerate the supply of renewable energy in all sectors of the economy. This applies not only to the energy sector, but also and especially to areas that have made less progress and for which new or strengthened targets have also been set - such as heating and cooling, buildings, transport and industry. So far, only Denmark has communicated full implementation of the directive by the deadline.

According to the Commission, 26 countries, including Germany, have not fully transposed it into national law. The EU Commission is therefore sending letters of formal notice to these Member States, which now have two months to respond and complete the transposition of the Directive. Otherwise, the Commission may issue a second, more severe warning in the form of a reasoned opinion. The Directive was adopted in 2023. Member States had to notify the transposition of the Directive by May 21, 2025.

Infringement proceedings have been initiated against 26 Member States. These are Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden. These countries had failed to notify the Commission of the full transposition of the provisions of the Directive into national law.

EU climate protection targets at risk

The Directive contains important horizontal and cross-cutting measures to promote the supply of renewable energy, such as increased guarantees of origin, facilitating the integration of the energy system by promoting electrification and renewable hydrogen, and provisions to ensure more sustainable bioenergy production.

According to the Commission, the implementation of this legislation is crucial to accelerate the development of domestic clean energy, further reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector and strengthen the security of energy supply. These currently account for more than 75 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. In addition, implementation will help to reduce energy prices and increase the EU's competitiveness.

The EU Renewable Energy Directive is available on the Internet.

Author: Susanne Harmsen