On January, the Spanish Presidency published a report with key issues to address: security of supply, sustainability (low carbon economy, energy efficiency) and competitiveness.
ENERGY POLICY-MAKERS have reached a turning point. The significant progress achieved to date should not make us forget the long road to the challenging task of guarantying access to clean and safe energy for EU citizens, companies and other social partners, in the best of conditions, and at the right prices for their welfare and progress.
In our future-oriented project, we should continue to develop an energy policy based on three cornerstones: sustainability,
competitiveness and security, to which I would also add the external dimension. These aspects should have a substantial bearing on our long term strategy as well as on our short and medium term decisions. To this regard, both the Lisbon Treaty that has recently entered into force and the steps that will follow the Copenhagen Climate Conference, among other instruments, should enlighten the road ahead.
Finally, special attention must be drawn to technological development in the field of energy, a matter that the EU must inexcusably keep in mind if we want to deliver on our commitments to the planet, develop its industry and offer a reliable international cooperation framework for all countries.
Miguel Sebastián Gascón
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