Subject: Letter from European regions leading the clean energy transition through Hydrogen Valleys
From: "Laura Owen-Onsea" <[email-masked]>
To: "info - MKM" <[email-masked]>, "Info - RAM" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Jorgo Chatzimarkakis" <[email-masked]>, "Ivan Delibasic" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:27:05 +0200

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Dear Minister  Keldo,
Dear Minister Ligi,

On behalf of Hydrogen Europe, the European association representing the 
interest of the hydrogen industry and its stakeholders and promoting 
hydrogen as an enabler of a zero-emission society, I would like to share 
with you the attached letter signed by over 20 European regions leading the 
clean energy transition through Hydrogen Valleys. This letter urges support 
for Hydrogen Valley ecosystems.

These integrated regional projects are already delivering economic and 
climate benefits, with over €1.2 billion in investments since 2019. With 
adequate resources, Hydrogen Valleys can play an even greater role in 
securing Europe’s competitiveness, growth and industrial resilience

As the EU moves toward defining its next Multiannual Financial Framework 
(MFF), national governments will have a pivotal role in ensuring that these 
flagship industrial initiatives continue to expand and deliver strategic 
benefits for Europe’s energy, industrial and climate ambitions. In this 
context, and ahead of the forthcoming discussions at the informal Council on 
the MFF, Horizon Europe and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), the 
signatories call for reinforced support in the next MFF — including 
dedicated funding streams, stronger policy coherence and long‑term 
investment predictability — to secure the sustained success and scalability 
of Hydrogen Valleys across the Union.

Hydrogen Europe fully supports this call and urges Member States to embed 
Hydrogen ecosystems firmly in the Union’s investment strategy and to support 
the creation of a mechanism within the European Competitiveness Fund to 
scale up flagship projects like Hydrogen Valleys across all Member States.

Following the outcomes of the Informal Council, we will share concrete 
recommendations on both the MFF‑related files and would welcome the 
opportunity to arrange a meeting or call to discuss these points in greater 
detail and explore how we can best support national priorities moving 
forward.

Sincerely,

The Hydrogen Europe Secretariat

Laura Owen-Onsea

Manager, EU Advocacy

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