ЕU Commission VP Sefcovic Launches Energy Union Tour  

EU | May 18, 2015, Monday // 17:00|  views

European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic. Photo EPA/BGNES

EU energy chief Maros Sefcovic will start a tour of member states this week to reiterate calls for a concerted effort by EU member states to address global energy and climate challenges.

He will also present an analysis by the European Commission of each country’s energy policy and what needs to be done to fine-tune that policy to the objectives of the Energy Union.

Sefcovic, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union is starting his tour on 20 May in the Netherlands.

"Our common objectives are clearer than ever before: we have to get out of our energy dependency and establish a competitive European energy market,” Sefcovic said in a statement.

'Energy efficiency first', decarbonisation of the economy and society, as well as fight against climate change must be in the centre our policies. We will also need to step up gear to maintain technological leadership and become the world's number one in renewable,” he said.

The upcoming Energy Union Tour will feed into the first State of the Energy Union, which the Commission will present to the European Parliament and Council later this year.

“The commission made a first analysis for each member state of the strength and weaknesses of their energy system, and of the new opportunities the Energy Union can bring”, Sefcovic said.

He added that he would use the tour to show to member states that the Energy Union will bring “real and tangible benefits” for all of them if they follow a European, cross-border approach. Yet, as the fiinal goal hasn’t been achieved yet, Sefcovic plans to point to “important bottlenecks that have to be overcome, several of which are country-specific".

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