Athenora Consulting had the pleasure of welcoming Mechtild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General of DG ENER, for a new edition of the European Networks Circle lunch.
This high-level discussion provided a valuable opportunity to align the European Commission’s priorities with the concrete expectations of our members at a time when energy has become inseparable from the EU’s economic competitiveness.
The discussions focused on several decisive questions shaping the EU’s energy agenda toward 2026:
- How to make the Energy Union a reality with limited resources
- The role of the Grids Package in modernising networks and integrating renewable energy
- Financial and political room for manoeuvre to accelerate the energy transition within the negotiations of the next Multiannual Financial Framework
- Ensuring security of supply, regulatory simplification and industrial competitiveness
The exchange highlighted two major priorities that will structure the EU’s upcoming energy strategy:
- Strengthening energy independence from Russia
- Building a genuine Energy Union, based on enhanced infrastructure and modernised governance