{"id":15999,"date":"2025-01-27T19:27:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T18:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.itn.iisd.org\/?p=15999"},"modified":"2025-04-30T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:52:35","slug":"the-european-economic-and-social-committee-calls-on-the-eu-to-negotiate-an-inter-se-agreement-with-third-states-to-neutralize-the-sunset-clause-of-the-ect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/itn\/2025\/01\/27\/the-european-economic-and-social-committee-calls-on-the-eu-to-negotiate-an-inter-se-agreement-with-third-states-to-neutralize-the-sunset-clause-of-the-ect\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Economic and Social Committee calls on the EU to negotiate an &#8220;inter se&#8221; agreement with third states to neutralize the sunset clause of the ECT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eesc.europa.eu\/en\/our-work\/opinions-information-reports\/opinions\/decision-interpretation-and-application-energy-charter-treaty\">recent opinion<\/a>, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has called for the <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips117'>EU<\/span> to negotiate an &#8216;inter se&#8217; agreement with the UK and other third states to neutralize the sunset clause of the Energy Charter Treaty (<span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips67'>ECT<\/span>). This would be a crucial step to safeguard the European Green Deal, minimize the ECT&#8217;s legacy risks, and prevent investment arbitration from obstructing climate action. 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