{"id":654481,"date":"2025-12-25T17:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654481\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T17:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:55:15","slug":"rejoining-eus-electricity-bloc-could-hand-europe-the-power-to-take-uk-to-court-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/654481\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejoining EU’s electricity bloc could hand Europe the power to take UK to court abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

By NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 11:54 EST, 25 December 2025 | Updated: 11:54 EST, 25 December 2025 <\/p>\n

Europe could be handed the power to take Britain to court abroad as Ed Miliband sets the terms of a new deal on energy markets.<\/p>\n

Britain would operate within a borderless power grid alongside 27 EU member states under the proposals – which critics have branded a ‘betrayal of Brexit<\/a>‘.<\/p>\n

An outline agreement suggests the UK would risk fines for non-compliance with state aid rules.<\/p>\n

The agreement also states Brussels would have the ‘ultimate authority’ for disputes on how the rules are applied.<\/p>\n

Richard Tice, Reform UK’s energy spokesman, told The Telegraph: ‘Labour is betraying Brexit again by taking us into the EU internal energy market.<\/p>\n

‘This will tie us into more costs, levies, and rules and is the last thing the UK should do. Reform will immediately reverse this upon winning the next general election<\/a>.’<\/p>\n

Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, added: ‘It’s beyond comprehension that any British prime minister could seek to put us in a position where we could be hauled in front of a foreign court and fined just to avoid doing even more damage to business through ruinously high energy costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The fetishising of net zero and Brussels bureaucrats has to end.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

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‘The fetishising of net zero and Brussels bureaucrats has to end,’ the shadow business secretary said. Ed Miliband is pictured arriving at Downing Street earlier this month<\/p>\n

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The agreement also states Brussels would have the ‘ultimate authority’ for disputes on how the rules are applied (file image)<\/p>\n

In an additional blow to post-Brexit freedoms,\u00a0the UK would be subject to investigations by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) – the EU’s energy and gas market watchdog, based in Slovenia.<\/p>\n

A Whitehall source said talks are ongoing and details of the agreement are yet to be finalised.<\/p>\n

But experts have also warned of the dangers of embracing the EU partnership, amid fears the plans could push energy prices up as Britain becomes wedded to unrealistic energy targets.<\/p>\n

The EU has set a goal for 42.5 per cent of its energy to come from renewables by 2030 – roughly double the UK’s current level of 22 per cent.<\/p>\n

Around three-quarters of British energy currently comes from oil and gas – a level that has remained fairly constant for decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Experts also pointed out the agreement would make it yet more challenging for Mr Miliband to meet his promise of cutting household bills by \u00a3300 – meaning higher levies on businesses and households would be likely.<\/p>\n

Mr Miliband insists rejoining the Continent’s common power market, which allows countries to trade electricity freely, will boost energy security and assist in bringing down costs.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Ed Hezlet, of the Centre for British Progress, said readopting the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive would run the risk of it becoming a ‘technological straitjacket’ as well as short term decisions being made to meet EU energy targets.<\/p>\n

A Cabinet Office spokesman said the Government ‘did not recognise’ the claims about potential fines and insisted the agreement could drive energy costs down and bolster energy security.<\/p>\n

The spokesman added: ‘The outcome from exploratory talks is clear: any overall target would be purely indicative, and there would be no targets for industry sectors, transport, buildings, heating and cooling. We will not give a running commentary on ongoing talks.’<\/p>\n

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