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On 15 December 2021, the Commission adopted a legislative proposal to recast the 2009 EU Gas Directive as part of the proposed hydrogen and decarbonised gas markets package. This reflects the EU's growing climate ambitions, as set out in the European Green Deal and its 'fit for 55' package. The proposal aims to support the decarbonisation of the energy sector by ramping up the production of renewable gases and hydrogen, and facilitating their integration in EU energy networks. The recast directive ...

This publication describes the link between energy security and the EU's external policy. The EU imports most of its energy, and its biggest supplier is Russia, a country with very different foreign policy goals to the EU's. Energy is a key aspect of the EU's external relations, not only with energy suppliers such as Russia, but also with neighbouring transit countries. Alongside internal measures to integrate European markets, energy diplomacy is a central part of the EU's efforts to address energy ...

On 30 November 2016, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal for a regulation on the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), as part of the ‘clean energy for all Europeans’ legislative package. The proposed regulation gives ACER a stronger role in the development of network codes and the coordination of regional decision-making. It furthermore assigns it a number of new tasks related to regional operational centres, the supervision of nominated electricity market ...

Sector coupling involves the increased integration of energy end-use and supply sectors with one another. This can improve the efficiency and flexibility of the energy system as well as its reliability and adequacy. Additionally, sector coupling can reduce the costs of decarbonisation. To foster the full potential of sector coupling in several end-use and supply applications, it is important that existing techno-economic, policy and regulatory barriers are removed. Furthermore, a more integrated ...

This study analyses the various challenges of the deployment of charging infrastructure within the EU. This includes existing technologies and standardisation issues, metering systems and pricing schemes, business and financing models, the impact of the charging infrastructure on the dissemination of Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs), and the appropriateness of current technologies, business models, and public policies.

L'8 novembre 2017 la Commissione europea ha adottato il pacchetto per una mobilità pulita, che comprende proposte legislative per contribuire ad accelerare la transizione verso veicoli a basse emissioni e a emissioni zero, nonché una comunicazione su un piano d'azione con soluzioni di investimento per la realizzazione a livello transeuropeo di infrastrutture per i combustibili alternativi. La Commissione presenterà il suo piano d'azione al Parlamento europeo durante la sessione plenaria di marzo. ...

Armenia is a Russian ally, Georgia has chosen a pro-Western course, while Azerbaijan has kept its distance from both sides. Despite these differences, Russia has significant economic interests in all three Caucasian countries and enjoys considerable soft power.

This study provided by Policy Department A at the request of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) shows that the energy-system related impact of Brexit on EU citizens and companies will be limited. The EU will be able to complete its market, achieve its climate and energy targets and maintain supply security. It appears likely (although not guaranteed) that the UK will continue to maintain sensible environmental policies and safeguard the rights of EU companies ...

Per armonizzare e liberalizzare il mercato interno dell'energia dell'UE, tra il 1996 e il 2009 sono stati successivamente adottati tre pacchetti legislativi di misure riguardanti l'accesso al mercato e la sua trasparenza e regolamentazione, la tutela dei consumatori, il sostegno all'interconnessione e livelli adeguati di approvvigionamento. Grazie a tali misure, nuovi fornitori di gas ed elettricità possono accedere ai mercati degli Stati membri e i consumatori, sia industriali che domestici, sono ...

Nel febbraio 2016 la Commissione ha adottato una proposta volta a rivedere il regolamento del 2010 sulla sicurezza dell'approvvigionamento di gas. I negoziati a tre dei primi mesi del 2017 hanno prodotto un testo concordato approvato dalla commissione per l'industria, la ricerca e l'energia (ITRE) nel maggio 2017. Il Parlamento dovrà votare questo testo durante la plenaria del settembre 2017.