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PROVISIO AL VERSIO
PRESSE 113
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PRESS RELEASE
3299th Council meeting
Transport, Telecommunications and Energy
Brussels, 4 March 2014
President Yannis MA IATIS
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
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Main results of the Council
The Council held a public policy debate on the Commission communication on energy prices and
costs in Europe. Ministers once again recalled the importance of completing the internal energy
market by 2014 and the need to further develop new energy infrastructure to secure the
uninterrupted supply of energy throughout the EU at affordable prices. Ministers also highlighted
the continued need for households and industry to reduce their energy consumption by improving
energy efficiency and energy savings. Furthermore, ministers stressed the importance of creating a
level playing field on the world energy market to strengthen the competitiveness of European
industry and to mitigate the increasing price differential with third-country competitors.
The Council also held a public policy debate on a Commission communication for a 2030
framework for climate and energy policy from the energy policy perspective so as to ensure
complementarity with the policy debate held in the Environment Council on the previous day.
Ministers stressed, in particular, that future climate and energy policies should aim to balance
different objectives: sustainability and credible pathways towards a low-carbon economy, with
affordable energy prices, safe and secure energy systems and European competitiveness. They also
expressed support for the Commission's aim to attain future climate and energy objectives in the
most cost-efficient way.
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Ÿ Where declarations, conclusions or resolutions have been formally adopted by the Council, this is indicated
in the heading for the item concerned and the text is placed between quotation marks.
Ÿ Documents for which references are given in the text are available on the Council's Internet site
(http://www.consilium.europa.eu).
Ÿ Acts adopted with statements for the Council minutes which may be released to the public are indicated by
an asterisk; these statements are available on the Council's Internet site or may be obtained from the Press
Office.
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PARTICIPA TS................................................................................................................................4
ITEMS DEBATED
ENERGY .............................................................................................................................................6
Energy prices and costs in Europe.......................................................................................................6
2030 framework for climate and energy..............................................................................................8
OTHER ITEMS APPROVED
none
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PARTICIPA TS
Belgium:
Mr Olivier BELLE Deputy Permanent Representative
Bulgaria:
Mr Dragomir STOYNEV Minister for the Economy and Energy
Czech Republic:
Mr Jan MLÁDEK Minister for Industry and Trade
Denmark:
Mr Rasmus HELVEG PETERSEN Minister for Climate, Energy and Building
Germany:
Mr Sigmar GABRIEL Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
Estonia:
Mr Clyde KULL Deputy Permanent Representative
Ireland:
Mr Pat RABBITTE Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural
Resources
Greece:
Mr Konstantinos MATHIOUDAKIS General Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Energy
and Climate Change
Mr Ioannis MANIATIS Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
Spain:
Mr José Pascual MARCO MARTÍNEZ Deputy Permanent Representative
France:
Mr Philippe MARTIN Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and
Energy
Croatia:
Mr Ivan VRDOLJAK Minister for the Economy
Italy:
Mr Claudio DE VINCENTI State Secretary for Economic Development
Cyprus:
Mr Stelios D. HIMONAS Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Commerce,
Industry and Tourism
Latvia:
Mr Juris ŠTĀLMEISTARS Deputy Permanent Representative
Lithuania:
Mr Jaroslav NEVEROVIČ Minister for Energy
Luxembourg:
Mr Etienne SCHNEIDER Minister for Economic Affairs and Foreign Trade
Hungary:
Mr Pál KOVÁCS State Secretary for Climate Change and Energy, Ministry
of National Development
Malta:
Mr Konrad MIZZI Minister for Energy and the Conservation of Water
etherlands:
Mr Henk KAMP Minister for Economic Affairs
Austria:
Mr Reinhold MITTERLEHNER Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy
Poland:
Mr Andrzej Dycha Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of the Economy
Portugal:
Mr Jorge MOREIRA DA SILVA Minister for the Environment, Spatial Planning and
Energy
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Romania:
Mr Maricel POPA State Secretary, Ministry of the Economy
Slovenia:
Mr Bojan KUMER State Secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure and
Spatial Planning
Slovakia:
Mr Dušan PETRÍK Secretary of State, Ministry of the Economy
Finland:
Ms Marja RISLAKKI State Secretary, Ministry of Employment and the
Economy
Sweden:
Ms Anna-Karin HATT Minister for Information Technology and Energy
United Kingdom:
Mr Edward DAVEY Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Commission:
Mr Günther OETTINGER Member
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ITEMS DEBATED
E ERGY
Energy prices and costs in Europe
The Council held a public policy debate on the Commission communication on "Energy prices and
costs in Europe" on the basis of three questions suggested by the Hellenic presidency (6524/14).
At the end of the debate, the presidency noted that ministers:
– welcomed the Commission communication on "Energy prices and costs in Europe"
and expressed broad support for the proposed actions to reduce energy costs as
presented in its Communication, while noting that not all of them are relevant to all
member states;
– again recalled the importance of completing the internal energy market by 2014 and
the need to further develop new energy infrastructure to secure the uninterrupted
supply of energy throughout Europe at affordable prices, especially for vulnerable
consumers;
– underlined the importance of a strong regional approach;
– also underlined the continued need for households and industry to reduce their
energy consumption by improving energy efficiency;
– acknowledged that the differences between wholesale and retail prices would need
further attention, pointing out, however, that these differences are to a certain extent
caused by member states' national circumstances. Furthermore, the increase of
international energy prices should also be regarded as an important factor in this
context;
– broadly expressed support for the need to benchmark network costs and practices to
ensure European convergence, underlining, however, that due regard must be given
to national circumstances when seeking to identify best practices;
– found it important to preserve flexibility as regards the use of state aid which should
be consistent with our energy and competitiveness objectives;
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– stressed the importance of creating a level-playing field on the world energy market
to strengthen the competitiveness of the European industry and to mitigate the
increasing price differential with third-country competitors;
– emphasised that supporting competitiveness and reducing energy costs also
contribute to social cohesion in member states and will help to preserve jobs and
reduce unemployment. Enhancing energy efficiency will help vulnerable consumers,
benefit the building sector and contribute to our climate objectives.
The presidency will report on the outcome of the ministerial discussion to the President of the
European Council in preparation for the European Council meeting of 20and 21 March 2014.The
discussion will also feed into draft Council conclusions to be presented for adoption at the TTE
(Energy) Council on 13 June 2014.
The Commission communication (5599/1/14 REV 1) was presented on 22 January in response to a
request from the European Council in May 2013 (EUCO 75/1/2013, page 5), which called on the
Commission to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in
Europe. The communication provides that analysis and will help policy makers understand the
context of recent price rises, their impact on energy consumers and the political implications.
The communication focuses on electricity and gas prices and costs, including their impact on
citizens' access to stable and affordable energy prices and on the EU's industrial competitiveness.
As there are no major differences between oil and coal prices across the globe, these sectors were
not specifically covered in the communication. According to the communication, the consumer
price for electricity and gas is composed of the following three elements: energy prices (wholesale
and retail prices), network costs (transmission and distribution costs) and taxes/levies (general and
targeted levies). The communication points out that prices, and especially costs, have continued to
rise overall for both households and industry despite falling or stable consumption.
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2030 framework for climate and energy
The Council held a public policy debate on a Commission communication for a 2030 framework for
climate and energy policy. To structure the debate, the presidency proposed three questions
(6520/14) from the energy policy perspective so as to ensure complementarity with the policy
debate held in the Environment Council on the previous day.
At the end of the debate, the presidency highlighted in particular the following:
– future climate and energy policies should aim for the right balance between
objectives: sustainability and a credible pathway towards a low-carbon economy, but
also affordable energy, safe and secure energy systems and competitiveness;
– the calls for an integrated and coherent policy approach and for achieving future
climate and energy objectives in the most cost-efficient way;
– flexibility is the key word so as to allow member states to pursue a low-carbon
transition in accordance with their national circumstances, preferred energy mix and
energy security considerations;
– the coming state aid rules should not reduce the flexibility needed to deliver on
climate and energy objectives in an efficient way;
– there is a broad understanding that a credible greenhouse gas emissions reduction
target consistent with the EU's 2050 pathway should be a core component of a new
2030 framework: there is, however, a spectrum of views on whether it should be the
core component or one objective together with fresh impetus on renewables and on
energy efficiency;
– there is a need for a fair distribution of effort between member states and between
sectors;
– the role of renewable energy sources for more sustainable and competitive energy
systems and the challenges resulting from efforts to integrate renewable energy into
market conditions;
– emphasis was put on achieving a truly integrated EU energy market and its
infrastructure and interconnections, including for isolated regions, based on a strong
regional approach;
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– greater energy efficiency has a key role to play in the 2030 framework. Member
states are thus awaiting the Commission's examination on progress towards the 2020
energy efficiency target and clarity on any future Commission initiatives;
– suggestions for a new governance system needs to be considered further; the
announced flexibility for member states to choose policies based on needs, cost-
efficiency and capabilities is welcome, and the member states' right to determine
their energy mix was underlined;
– finally, setting indicators could place a 2030 framework more firmly within energy
policy objectives through greater focus on competitiveness and security of supply;
their precise role and practical function do, however, require more thought.
The presidency will report on the outcome of the debate to the President of the European Council in
preparation for the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 March 2014.
The Commission communication (5644/1/14 REV 1), presented on 22 January, suggests a
framework for future EU energy and climate policies and is intended to launch a process to arrive at
a shared understanding of how to take these policies forward in the future.
The main elements of the proposed framework include:
– a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 40 % below 1990 levels, to be
achieved solely through domestic measures (without the use of international credits);
– a renewable energy target of at least 27 % of energy consumption, with flexibility for
member states to set national objectives;
– energy efficiency as a key component of the 2030 framework; a review of the energy
efficiency directive will be concluded later in 2014.
The Commission also outlines a new governance system based on national plans for competitive,
secure and sustainable energy to be drawn up by member states. In addition, it proposes a set of
indicators intended to assess progress over time and to provide a factual base for a potential policy
response.
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Conclusiones del Consejo de Energía de UE

  • 1. P R E S S Rue de la Loi 175 B – 1048 BRUSSELS Tel.: +32 (0)2 281 6319 Fax: +32 (0)2 281 8026 press.office@consilium.europa.eu http://www.consilium.europa.eu/press 7195/14 1 E COU CIL OF THE EUROPEA U IO EN 7195/14 (OR. en) PROVISIO AL VERSIO PRESSE 113 PR CO 12 PRESS RELEASE 3299th Council meeting Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Brussels, 4 March 2014 President Yannis MA IATIS Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
  • 2. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 2 E Main results of the Council The Council held a public policy debate on the Commission communication on energy prices and costs in Europe. Ministers once again recalled the importance of completing the internal energy market by 2014 and the need to further develop new energy infrastructure to secure the uninterrupted supply of energy throughout the EU at affordable prices. Ministers also highlighted the continued need for households and industry to reduce their energy consumption by improving energy efficiency and energy savings. Furthermore, ministers stressed the importance of creating a level playing field on the world energy market to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry and to mitigate the increasing price differential with third-country competitors. The Council also held a public policy debate on a Commission communication for a 2030 framework for climate and energy policy from the energy policy perspective so as to ensure complementarity with the policy debate held in the Environment Council on the previous day. Ministers stressed, in particular, that future climate and energy policies should aim to balance different objectives: sustainability and credible pathways towards a low-carbon economy, with affordable energy prices, safe and secure energy systems and European competitiveness. They also expressed support for the Commission's aim to attain future climate and energy objectives in the most cost-efficient way.
  • 3. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 1 Ÿ Where declarations, conclusions or resolutions have been formally adopted by the Council, this is indicated in the heading for the item concerned and the text is placed between quotation marks. Ÿ Documents for which references are given in the text are available on the Council's Internet site (http://www.consilium.europa.eu). Ÿ Acts adopted with statements for the Council minutes which may be released to the public are indicated by an asterisk; these statements are available on the Council's Internet site or may be obtained from the Press Office. 7195/14 3 E CO TE TS1 PARTICIPA TS................................................................................................................................4 ITEMS DEBATED ENERGY .............................................................................................................................................6 Energy prices and costs in Europe.......................................................................................................6 2030 framework for climate and energy..............................................................................................8 OTHER ITEMS APPROVED none
  • 4. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 4 E PARTICIPA TS Belgium: Mr Olivier BELLE Deputy Permanent Representative Bulgaria: Mr Dragomir STOYNEV Minister for the Economy and Energy Czech Republic: Mr Jan MLÁDEK Minister for Industry and Trade Denmark: Mr Rasmus HELVEG PETERSEN Minister for Climate, Energy and Building Germany: Mr Sigmar GABRIEL Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Estonia: Mr Clyde KULL Deputy Permanent Representative Ireland: Mr Pat RABBITTE Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Greece: Mr Konstantinos MATHIOUDAKIS General Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Mr Ioannis MANIATIS Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Spain: Mr José Pascual MARCO MARTÍNEZ Deputy Permanent Representative France: Mr Philippe MARTIN Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Croatia: Mr Ivan VRDOLJAK Minister for the Economy Italy: Mr Claudio DE VINCENTI State Secretary for Economic Development Cyprus: Mr Stelios D. HIMONAS Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Latvia: Mr Juris ŠTĀLMEISTARS Deputy Permanent Representative Lithuania: Mr Jaroslav NEVEROVIČ Minister for Energy Luxembourg: Mr Etienne SCHNEIDER Minister for Economic Affairs and Foreign Trade Hungary: Mr Pál KOVÁCS State Secretary for Climate Change and Energy, Ministry of National Development Malta: Mr Konrad MIZZI Minister for Energy and the Conservation of Water etherlands: Mr Henk KAMP Minister for Economic Affairs Austria: Mr Reinhold MITTERLEHNER Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy Poland: Mr Andrzej Dycha Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of the Economy Portugal: Mr Jorge MOREIRA DA SILVA Minister for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy
  • 5. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 5 E Romania: Mr Maricel POPA State Secretary, Ministry of the Economy Slovenia: Mr Bojan KUMER State Secretary at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning Slovakia: Mr Dušan PETRÍK Secretary of State, Ministry of the Economy Finland: Ms Marja RISLAKKI State Secretary, Ministry of Employment and the Economy Sweden: Ms Anna-Karin HATT Minister for Information Technology and Energy United Kingdom: Mr Edward DAVEY Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Commission: Mr Günther OETTINGER Member
  • 6. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 6 E ITEMS DEBATED E ERGY Energy prices and costs in Europe The Council held a public policy debate on the Commission communication on "Energy prices and costs in Europe" on the basis of three questions suggested by the Hellenic presidency (6524/14). At the end of the debate, the presidency noted that ministers: – welcomed the Commission communication on "Energy prices and costs in Europe" and expressed broad support for the proposed actions to reduce energy costs as presented in its Communication, while noting that not all of them are relevant to all member states; – again recalled the importance of completing the internal energy market by 2014 and the need to further develop new energy infrastructure to secure the uninterrupted supply of energy throughout Europe at affordable prices, especially for vulnerable consumers; – underlined the importance of a strong regional approach; – also underlined the continued need for households and industry to reduce their energy consumption by improving energy efficiency; – acknowledged that the differences between wholesale and retail prices would need further attention, pointing out, however, that these differences are to a certain extent caused by member states' national circumstances. Furthermore, the increase of international energy prices should also be regarded as an important factor in this context; – broadly expressed support for the need to benchmark network costs and practices to ensure European convergence, underlining, however, that due regard must be given to national circumstances when seeking to identify best practices; – found it important to preserve flexibility as regards the use of state aid which should be consistent with our energy and competitiveness objectives;
  • 7. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 7 E – stressed the importance of creating a level-playing field on the world energy market to strengthen the competitiveness of the European industry and to mitigate the increasing price differential with third-country competitors; – emphasised that supporting competitiveness and reducing energy costs also contribute to social cohesion in member states and will help to preserve jobs and reduce unemployment. Enhancing energy efficiency will help vulnerable consumers, benefit the building sector and contribute to our climate objectives. The presidency will report on the outcome of the ministerial discussion to the President of the European Council in preparation for the European Council meeting of 20and 21 March 2014.The discussion will also feed into draft Council conclusions to be presented for adoption at the TTE (Energy) Council on 13 June 2014. The Commission communication (5599/1/14 REV 1) was presented on 22 January in response to a request from the European Council in May 2013 (EUCO 75/1/2013, page 5), which called on the Commission to present an analysis of the composition and drivers of energy prices and costs in Europe. The communication provides that analysis and will help policy makers understand the context of recent price rises, their impact on energy consumers and the political implications. The communication focuses on electricity and gas prices and costs, including their impact on citizens' access to stable and affordable energy prices and on the EU's industrial competitiveness. As there are no major differences between oil and coal prices across the globe, these sectors were not specifically covered in the communication. According to the communication, the consumer price for electricity and gas is composed of the following three elements: energy prices (wholesale and retail prices), network costs (transmission and distribution costs) and taxes/levies (general and targeted levies). The communication points out that prices, and especially costs, have continued to rise overall for both households and industry despite falling or stable consumption.
  • 8. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 8 E 2030 framework for climate and energy The Council held a public policy debate on a Commission communication for a 2030 framework for climate and energy policy. To structure the debate, the presidency proposed three questions (6520/14) from the energy policy perspective so as to ensure complementarity with the policy debate held in the Environment Council on the previous day. At the end of the debate, the presidency highlighted in particular the following: – future climate and energy policies should aim for the right balance between objectives: sustainability and a credible pathway towards a low-carbon economy, but also affordable energy, safe and secure energy systems and competitiveness; – the calls for an integrated and coherent policy approach and for achieving future climate and energy objectives in the most cost-efficient way; – flexibility is the key word so as to allow member states to pursue a low-carbon transition in accordance with their national circumstances, preferred energy mix and energy security considerations; – the coming state aid rules should not reduce the flexibility needed to deliver on climate and energy objectives in an efficient way; – there is a broad understanding that a credible greenhouse gas emissions reduction target consistent with the EU's 2050 pathway should be a core component of a new 2030 framework: there is, however, a spectrum of views on whether it should be the core component or one objective together with fresh impetus on renewables and on energy efficiency; – there is a need for a fair distribution of effort between member states and between sectors; – the role of renewable energy sources for more sustainable and competitive energy systems and the challenges resulting from efforts to integrate renewable energy into market conditions; – emphasis was put on achieving a truly integrated EU energy market and its infrastructure and interconnections, including for isolated regions, based on a strong regional approach;
  • 9. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 9 E – greater energy efficiency has a key role to play in the 2030 framework. Member states are thus awaiting the Commission's examination on progress towards the 2020 energy efficiency target and clarity on any future Commission initiatives; – suggestions for a new governance system needs to be considered further; the announced flexibility for member states to choose policies based on needs, cost- efficiency and capabilities is welcome, and the member states' right to determine their energy mix was underlined; – finally, setting indicators could place a 2030 framework more firmly within energy policy objectives through greater focus on competitiveness and security of supply; their precise role and practical function do, however, require more thought. The presidency will report on the outcome of the debate to the President of the European Council in preparation for the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 March 2014. The Commission communication (5644/1/14 REV 1), presented on 22 January, suggests a framework for future EU energy and climate policies and is intended to launch a process to arrive at a shared understanding of how to take these policies forward in the future. The main elements of the proposed framework include: – a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 40 % below 1990 levels, to be achieved solely through domestic measures (without the use of international credits); – a renewable energy target of at least 27 % of energy consumption, with flexibility for member states to set national objectives; – energy efficiency as a key component of the 2030 framework; a review of the energy efficiency directive will be concluded later in 2014. The Commission also outlines a new governance system based on national plans for competitive, secure and sustainable energy to be drawn up by member states. In addition, it proposes a set of indicators intended to assess progress over time and to provide a factual base for a potential policy response.
  • 10. PROVISIO AL VERSIO 4 March 2014 7195/14 10 E OTHER ITEMS APPROVED