CESEC Ministerial Meeting: Regional Gas Market and Security of Supply also discussed

2026. 11. 10.

The High-Level Group on Central and South-Eastern Europe Energy Connectivity (CESEC*) met in Zagreb, with discussions focusing on the region’s energy security, the development of cross-border infrastructure and measures to address high energy prices. Regional cooperation was further strengthened with Czechia and Poland joining the group.

Attention was given to the functioning of the regional gas market, the diversification of energy supplies and strengthening security of supply. Participants highlighted that advancing strategic infrastructure projects and ensuring the efficient operation of cross-border interconnections are essential for maintaining competitive energy supplies across the region.

FGSZ was also represented at the high-level meeting in Zagreb.

*CESEC was established in 2015 to foster regional cooperation in developing the cross-border infrastructure needed to diversify gas supplies and strengthen security of supply. Since 2017, the scope of cooperation has also included electricity and renewable energy. The EU Member States participating in CESEC are Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine participate as contracting parties to the Energy Community.