The report assesses draft NBRPs submitted between December 2025 and May 2026 by 16 Member States, including Belgium (Walloon Region), Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Cyprus, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Finland and Sweden, supporting the European Commission's feedback process ahead of the plans' finalisation. It finds that all draft plans include targets for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, showing a clear level of ambition, and that compared with the 2020 long-term renovation strategies, the plans demonstrate significant improvements in completeness, structure and comparability. The assessment identifies several areas needing further strengthening, including energy poverty alleviation, quantification of policy impacts, minimum energy performance standards for non-residential buildings, and data on the current state of building renovation; it also highlights good practices from individual Member States that could inform others, alongside country-specific recommendations. The report concludes that the draft plans provide a solid basis for final plans supporting energy savings, emissions reduction, energy security, lower energy bills, improved health and comfort, and renewable energy integration, offering national and regional authorities, policymakers and industry stakeholders a benchmark for strengthening their renovation strategies before the December 2026 deadline.

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