Glass for Europe deplores the lack of ambition emanating from the Commission proposal for an Energy Efficiency Directive released earlier today. Although the political objective of increasing Europe’s rational use of energy by way of reducing energy demand in key sectors such as buildings is very much welcome, the measures laid down in the proposal are clearly insufficient for the EU to achieve its current target of saving 20% of energy consumption by 2020.

The European Aluminium Association (EAA) today welcomes the European Commission’s proposedEnergy EfficiencyDirective which recognises the critical importanceof financial support inaccelerating the refurbishment and construction of energy efficient buildings.

European industry associations acknowledge the strong encouragement for cogeneration in the European Commission’s legislative proposal on the Energy Efficiency Directive. The cogeneration measures in the new text signal a clear intention by the Commission to remove barriers and create a supportive environment for existing and new cogeneration operators, underpinning their investment certainty and the economic justification on the investment.

“We are encouraged by the European Commission’s statement today referring to the wholesale broadcasting transmission market in Belgium. The methodologies and remedies put forward by the regulators have been questioned by the Commission, which comes after a similar situation in the Netherlands where courts overruled the regulator. The Commission observes that the broadcast market in Belgium possesses a satisfactory level of competition and has signaled the need for further evidence for the regulator’s proposed measures.

The European Union Committee of the International Association of Public
Transport (UITP) calls on the European Parliament to set the right priorities!