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EU member states push for ETS2 delay and industrial support

Overview

Italy and the Czech Republic have expanded their efforts to urge the European Union to ease green regulations to protect the bloc’s industrial base. A growing coalition of member states—including Greece, Italy, Czechia, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia—is planning to request a delay in the implementation of the ETS2 carbon pricing system for buildings and transport until at least 2030.

In late September 2026, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met in Prague to coordinate a joint position for the upcoming European Council meeting. They are advocating for the suspension of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and a delay of ETS2 to protect industrial competitiveness. This push is driven by data suggesting EU industrial electricity prices are on average three times higher than in the United States and China, contributing to a decline in the EU’s share of global industrial production from 22% in 2010 to an estimated 14% by 2025.

By October 2026, Poland emerged as a leader in the campaign, with the Polish delegation demanding during a meeting of EU ambassadors that ETS2 be included in the ongoing revision of ETS1 regulations. This effort aims to postpone the system’s entry, currently planned for 2028, until 2030. The movement has gained support from nine nations, including members of the Visegrad Group. Analysts warn that while importers will formally pay the fees, costs are expected to be passed to end-users, potentially causing annual increases of several thousand euros for large, uninsulated homes.

Entities

European Union · European Council · Andrej Babiš · Giorgia Meloni · European Commission

Timeline

  1. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Poland leads push to delay EU ETS2 emissions tax

    Poland and nine other EU nations are pushing to delay the ETS2 emissions tax, planned for 2028, to mitigate rising fuel and heating costs for households and businesses.

  2. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Czech Republic to reject ETS2 emission permits despite EU plans

    Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced that the Czech Republic will refuse to implement the ETS2 emission permit system, despite EU efforts to introduce it, aiming for a delay until 2030.

  3. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    EU member states seek delay of ETS2 carbon pricing until 2030

    Greece, Italy, Czechia, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia are seeking to delay the EU's ETS2 carbon pricing system until 2030 due to the energy crisis.

  4. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Italy and Czechia urge EU to ease green rules to protect industry

    Italy and the Czech Republic are urging the EU to ease green regulations and extend free carbon allowances to protect European manufacturing from high energy and carbon costs.

  5. [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Italy and Czech Republic seek suspension of EU ETS

    Czech and Italian leaders are seeking to suspend the EU ETS and delay the ETS 2 rollout until 2030 to protect industrial competitiveness and lower high energy costs.

Sources

echo24.cz · energymag.gr · euronews.net · it.euronews.com · naszeblogi.pl · refresher.cz · rmf24.pl · thenewspaper.gr · warszawawpigulce.pl · zbigniewkuzmiuk.salon24.pl · zivotvcesku.cz

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