On 6 October 2020, Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, from Brussels, Belgium, participated in the informal meeting of Energy Ministers chaired by Peter Altmaier, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, within the framework of within the framework of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The assessment by the EU Member States of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) published on 17 September 2020 and the impact assessment by the European Commission underpinning its plans to increase the EU's 2030 climate target provided the basis for the ministerial debate on joint steps to be taken to achieve the EU's 2030 energy targets.

This video shows the entire joint press conference they gave by video conference due to the coronavirus context.