Ensuring transparency in the drafting of the National and Regional Partnership Plans

Open letter    |    9 February 2026

While negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework are ongoing, Member States are already beginning preparatory work on their National and Regional Partnership Plans at the national level. This early phase offers an important opportunity to embed the partnership principle and genuine multilevel governance from the outset, through timely and meaningful engagement of local and regional authorities, civil society, energy communities, energy agencies, trade unions, social and economic partners.

The 53 undersigned organisations call on the European Commission and Member States to ensure transparent, structured, and inclusive National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs).