The International Network
for Sustainable Energy

This page is based on INFORSE-Europe's monitoring of EU Policy.
Read about the proposals content, status, and eventual INFORSE-Europe positions to the proposal. Updates are also published in the Sustainable Energy News. This is not an exhaustive list, since so many elements of EU policy have effects on how sustainable European energy supply and use will be.
We welcome comments by email to ove@inforse.org .

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY		ENERGY EFFICIENCY
		RENEWABLE ENERGY

INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXTERNAL SUPPLY		STRUCTURAL FUNDS
		EUROPEAN NETWORKS
		COLLABORATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

INTERNAL MARKET AND TAXATIONS		MARKET LEGISLATION
		TAXATION OF ENERGY PRODUCTS

NUCLEAR ISSUES		NUCLEAR SAFETY RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
		NGOs & NUCLEAR POWER

EU Policy Updates:

July 2, 2010: Towards a New Energy Strategy for Europe 2011-2020
Read INFORSE Response ,
Consultation period: 07/05/2010 - 02/07/2010. See: EU Public Consultation

24th June 2010: "Intelligent Energy-Europe" 2007 - 2013
The 2010 call for proposals is open

May 2010: INFORSE Response on the Public Consultation on EU Legislative Proposal on Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste INFORSE response, 31 May 2010, (pdf file 100 kB), Read More

May 2010: Recast of The Directive on energy performance of buildings (2002/91/EC) adopted

December 2009: Energy Poverty - Recommendations for Implementation of Energy Market Direrctives etc.

December 2009: INFORSE-Europe Proposals for Implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive

December 2009 - Update of Publication of INFORSE-Europe
NGO Views: Climate Change Policy in 9 CEE Countries - More

November 2009: Compromise on “Building” Directive

October 2009: Manifesto for Energy Efficiency by INFORSE-Europe and other NGOs

October 2009 - Position on Ecodesign: Imaging Equipments
Position and Information

July 15, 2009 - Response on Consultation on the aftermath of the expiry of Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 on State Aid to the Coal Industry" Position ( pdf file 29 kB)

June 2009 - Position on Ecodesign: Boilers and Air Conditioners
Position and Information

June 4, 2009 • EP Candidates' Opinion on Climate and Energy,
Result of a Questionnaire Press Release ( 221 kB) and Background

December 2008 - Biofuels - Sustainability Now (pdf file)- INFORSE-Europe Position

December 2008 - Improve EU Research and Development for Sustainable Energy
- INFORSE-Europe Position (pdf)

November, 2008 - New Publication of INFORSE-Europe
NGO Views: Climate Change Policy in 9 CEE Countries - More

October, 2008 - Proposal on EU-Ukraine Cooperation by INFORSE-Europe, Bankwatch Network, WWF, and Ukranian Wind Energy Association. (pdf file)

INFORSE-Europe on EU Summit on October 15-16, 2008
EU Summit MUST Set High Climate Targets
Press Release (pdf file 46 kB) October 14, 2008

Public Consultation on Post-2012 Agreement
Deadline: October 10, 2008 (previously: September 29, 2008)

New EU Websites on Climate - Voice Your opinion - What You Can Do? (2008)

Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Europe, Paris, France (July 4, 2008)

New Updated on Emissions Trading Schemes (July 3, 2008)

INFORSE-Europe's Position on Off-Shore Wind Energy (June 30, 2008)

INFORSE-Europe's Position on Energy Performance of Buildings (June 30, 2008)

Energy Ministers Broad Agreement on "Unbundling" rejected by the EU Parliament (June 19, 2008)

New Updates on Energy Efficiency of Buildings (June 11, 2008)

Environment and Energy Ministers Debated on the Renewable Energy Package (June 10, 2008)

New Updates on the Energy Star Program (June 4, 2008)

New Updates on Cogeneration (June 3, 2008)

New Updates on Trans-European Energy Networks (May 30, 2008)

Webpage on Eco-design updated (June 7, 2010)

New Updates on Energy Taxation (May 20, 2008)

New Developments on the EU Energy Package (May 19, 2008)

INFORSE- Europe Position on Reduced VAT Rates (May 12, 2008)

New round of EU Funding, Intelligent Energy for Europe (March 14, 2008)

Ministers Discuss EU Energy Package (March 10, 2008)

Press release on EU Climate and Energy Package, Press Release (pdf file),
Positions on Renewable Energy and Emissions Trading (January 23, 2008)

Position on the Directive on Energy Perfomance of Buildings (implementation) (Dec. 27, 2007)

Energy Service Directive (implementation, action plans) (Feb, 2008)

Structural Funds, updated positions and information (Dec. 27, 2007)

INFORSE-Europe Position on EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan Dec. 21, 2007

INFORSE-Europe Position on Renewable Energy Support in the EU Dec. 20, 2007

INFORSE-Europe Position on EU Emissions Trading Scheme Dec, 20, 2007

INFORSE-Europe Position: EU electricity and gas markets must support EU's New Energy and Climate Policies, need for amendments to current revision (updated 12/11 2007)

INFORSE-Europe Call for Moratorium on Support for and Import of Agrofuels - liquid biofuels from large-scale monocultures (updated 24.10.2007)

Ecodesign Directive and Process covering 25+ Products in EU (Updated 22.10 2007)

INFORSE-Europe Proposal for Energy Consumer Charter (pdf file), (Sept 2007)

• Press Release - March 12, 2007: INFORSE-Europe Welcomes the Decision of the EU Leaders to Increase Renewable Energy
INFORSE’s Vision for Implementation will be presented on March 20, 2007 in Brussels on a Seminar organised by INFORSE, EUFORES and EREF - 129 kB - (12.03.2007)

New EU Energy Policy (Updated 30.03.2007)

INFORSE-Europe Comment to Biofuel Consultation (pdf file 120 kB) (June 2007)

INFORSE-Europe on Guidelines on Environmental State Aid (pdf file 87kB) (25.06.2007)

Energy Efficiency Action Plan Press Release: pdf file138kB (Updated 24.11.2006)

Green Paper "A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy " (Updated 10.03.2006)

Creation of an ACP-EU Energy Facility (Updated: 31.07 2006)

EU Energy Initiative for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development (Updated: 31.07 2006)

Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign 2005-2008 (Updated: 15.12 & 11.08 2005)


EU Policy Press Releases

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Background information:

How are Directives Implemented?

For more detailed descriptions about the proposals see links at the individual proposals and/or search at EU's web site http://www.europa.eu.int .

Publication 2006: Study of the Introduction of Renewable Energy in the EU
Compiled by INFORSE-Europe for the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation.

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