On 28 October 2026, Acting Secretary-General, Ms. Atsuko Hirose, attended a side event, “Connecting Europe with Emerging Clean Energy Markets: Accelerating Green Hydrogen Development,” organised by the Clean Energy Center of the Economic Cooperation Organization (CECECO), jointly with SOCAR Green and Hydrogen Europe, as part of the European Hydrogen Week.

The event was opened by the Executive...

On 6 October 2026, the Kingdom of Sweden deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty. 

Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date of...

On 29 September 2026, the Republic of Moldova deposited with the Energy Charter Secretariat, in its capacity as the Depositary of the Energy Charter Treaty on an interim basis, a written notification of its decision to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty. 

Pursuant to Article 47(2) of the Energy Charter Treaty, any such withdrawal shall take effect upon the expiry of one year after the date...