Thursday, July 22, 2010

Energy priorities during the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The energy priorities during the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU are:
-Preparing the Energy Action Plan;
-A blueprint for a European Energy Infrastructure Plan;
-A benchmark report on measures how to make the energy policy more consumer-friendly with a special attention to vulnerable consumers;
-Finalising the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR) review;
-Energy Efficiency: An Indispensable Tool for Decarbonising European society;
-Evolving by 2050 not only towards a low-carbon economy, but towards a low-carbon society.

Events scheduled under the Belgian Presidency:
-An Informal Energy Council "Fuelling a Secure, Low-Carbon and Affordable Energy Future for Europe" taking place in Brussels, 6-7 September, that will try to discuss how to make energy policy more consumer-friendly and how to build a modern and integrated european energy grid.
-The Conference on the Energy Challenges for European Industry in Spa, 16-17 September;
-The Atomium Culture High-Level Workshop "A low-carbon society by 2050" in Brussels, 19-20 October
-The Biomass Conference in Brussels, 29 November.

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