On 2 February 2026, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Portuguese Minister for Environment and Energy, and Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, gave a joint press conference following their bilateral meeting and a round table with energy sector representatives held in Lisbon, Portugal.

On this occasion, both emphasized Portugal and the EU’s coordinated response to Storm Kirstin, highlighting energy resilience and infrastructure protection. They also underlined the importance of public-private cooperation, a stronger electricity grid, and structural adaptation to climate-related extreme events.