Critique of Draft NECPs coverage of Research, Innovation & Competitiveness

The NECPs will, as the European Commission noted, need a “renewed and stronger focus on competitiveness, innovation and investments within the Energy Union.” With the Net Zero Industry Act agreed and set to become law by the time final version of NECPs must be submitted (30 June 2024), Member States should, in the time remaining, anticipate their obligation under Article 30 of NZIA to “take [it] into consideration” in NECPs, particularly regarding the dimension “research, innovation and competitiveness”.