On 11 September 2024, Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, gives a press conference on the State of the Energy Union Report 2024, following the weekly meeting of the von der Leyen Commission in Brussels.State of the Energy Union Report 2024 showed EU progress to ensure secure, competitive and affordable energy for all. Today, the Commission has published the State of the Energy Union Report 2024 which describes how the EU has managed unprecedented challenges in the energy policy landscape during this Commission’s mandate, equipping the EU with a regulatory framework for pursuing the clean energy transition and laying the foundations for renewed economic growth and competitiveness. This report is published each year to take stock of the EU’s progress towards the objectives of the Energy Union. Crucially, over the past years, the EU has managed to withstand critical risks to its security of energy supply, regain control over the energy market and prices, and accelerate the transition towards climate neutrality. The EU has also continued to stand by Ukraine in the face of relentless Russian attacks on its energy system. New and emerging challenges will need to be addressed in the future, such as the current ambition gap in renewables and energy efficiency targets, the increase of energy poverty, the energy price differential compared to other global competitors, and the risk of new strategic critical dependencies. They will require a decisive policy response and a step change in efforts at EU and Member State level, through more coordination, market integration and joint action. Commissioner Simson is presenting the Report in a press conference that you can follow live now on EbS. A press release and factsheet are now available online.