Removing intra-EU Energy Charter arbitration
The approval and entry into force of the agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty
Finland will approve a joint agreement between EU countries clarifying the rules of the international Energy Charter Treaty. The agreement confirms that the Energy Charter Treaty's arbitration procedures cannot be used for disputes between EU countries and investors operating in another EU country.
- Status
- In progress
- Submitted
- 24 Sep 2026
- Latest event
- 30 Sep 2026
- Votes
- 0
- Speeches
- 2
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
The proposal brings into force an interpretative agreement between the EU and its Member States excluding the investment dispute settlement mechanism under the Energy Charter Treaty from intra-EU relations. At the same time, it confirms that the Energy Charter Treaty's 20-year sunset clause does not apply intra-EU. The change reinforces the earlier case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, according to which intra-EU Energy Charter Treaty arbitration proceedings are contrary to EU law.
What it means
The change increases legal certainty and prevents energy companies from challenging EU countries before separate international arbitral tribunals under the Energy Charter Treaty. Disputes involving investors operating in the internal EU energy market will be resolved in national courts in accordance with EU law and fundamental freedoms. Public authorities will be spared costly compensation claims under the Energy Charter Treaty in decisions concerning, for example, climate measures and the energy transition.
How Parliament voted
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2 speeches · 2 speakers · 1 debate
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Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 24 Sep 2026Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö
- 30 Sep 2026Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
Decisions by law proposal2
- 1Laki energiaperuskirjaa koskevan sopimuksen tulkinnasta ja soveltamisesta tehdystä sopimuksesta
- Sopimus energiaperuskirjaa koskevan sopimuksen tulkinnasta ja soveltamisesta
Proposed law text
The law proposals in the bill as the Government presented them. The final act may differ after committee consideration.
The law text is shown in Finnish or Swedish from Parliament's official documents; it is not translated into English.
Laki energiaperuskirjaa koskevan sopimuksen tulkinnasta ja soveltamisesta tehdystä sopimuksesta
Eduskunnan päätöksen mukaisesti säädetään:
1 §
Energiaperuskirjaa koskevan sopimuksen tulkinnasta ja soveltamisesta Brysselissä 18 päivänä helmikuuta 2026 tehdyn sopimuksen lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvat määräykset ovat lakina voimassa sellaisina kuin Suomi on niihin sitoutunut.
2 §
Sopimuksen muiden kuin lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvien määräysten voimaansaattamisesta säädetään valtioneuvoston asetuksella.
3 §
Tämän lain voimaantulosta säädetään valtioneuvoston asetuksella.
Main content of the bill (official)
The summary and title were produced with AI on 2 Oct 2026. They are not official documents – check the details in the original bill. The title and summaries are machine translations of the Finnish AI summaries. Speeches and quotations are always shown in their original language.