The European Commission decided on Thursday to open infringement procedures by sending letters of formal notice to Romania and eight other EU member states for failing to fully transpose into national law Article 17(15) of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) (EU) 2024/1275, the EU Executive body said in a release.
The revised Directive entered into force on May 28, 2024, with a general deadline for transposition of May 29, 2026, while the phasing out of financial incentives for boilers powered by fossil fuels set out in Article 17(15) must have been transposed on 1 January 2025.
The EPBD sets out how the EU can achieve a fully decarbonised building stock by 2050 and thereby reduce energy bills for European citizens by structurally boosting the energy performance of buildings.
In this context, as from January 1, 2025 at the latest, Member States must not provide any financial incentives for the installation of new stand-alone boilers powered by fossil fuels. So far, nine EU Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Romania and Slovenia) have not declared full transposition of Article 17(15) by the legal deadline.
The European Commission has therefore decided to send letters of formal notice to these countries, which now have two months to respond, complete transposition and notify the Commission of their measures. In the absence of a satisfactory response, the European Commission may decide to issue a reasoned opinion.
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