Commissioner Günther Oettinger welcomes political agreement on the Energy Efficiency Directive

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Posting Date | 14 June 2012
Countries | EU Institutions
Type of News | News from the EU
Author(s) (organisation) | Europa - Press Releases Rapid
Editor organization URL | http://europa.eu/rapid/
Tags:EED
14 June, 2012 Brussels. Yesterday evening, the European Parliament, the Council and the EU Commission reached a political agreement on the Energy Efficiency Directive. Today, Coreper endorsed the agreement. European Parliament and the Council still need to give their approval.

"This is a big step ahead: for the very first time we have legally binding energy efficiency measures. Europe is now much better placed to achieve its 20% energy efficiency target for 2020", Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger stated.

To read the complete memo from the EC, please click here.