Photo gallery
11/04/2013
01/03/2013
27/03/2013
18/10/2012
Energy Community Ministerial Council
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04/10/2012
Commissioner Oettinger visits EDF
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26/09/2012
20/09/2012
19/06/2012
14/05/2012
04/05/2012
02/05/2012
07/02/2012
29/11/2011
Catherine Ashton, Hillary Clinton, Günther Oettinger, Steven Chu
06/09/2011
Parlamentarischer Abend 2011
09/08/2011
Visiting the Austrian region of Salzburg, Commissioner Günther Oettinger and his colleague Johannes Hahn (pictured left), got an explanation on investments in energy efficiency and sustainable environmental protection done at the Leube Cement Works in Salzburg, by company manager and President of the regional Chamber of Industry Mr. Rudolf Zrost.
28/07/2011
Solar Impulse
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Günther Oettinger met Dr. Bertrand Piccard and Mr. André Borschbergon on 26 May 2011
21/06/2011
Günther Oettinger receives representatives from DIGITALEUROPE
06/06/2011
26/05/2011
European Commission and Iraq sign Strategic Energy Declaration
12/05/2011
Participation of Günther Oettinger at the ENSREG (European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group) meeting.
13/04/2011
Participation of Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy at the Launch of the 'Energy Efficiency: The Winning Track' fridge race
12/04/2011
Participation of Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy at the Sustainable Energy Awards Ceremony
12/04/2011
Participation of Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy and Johannes Hahn, Member of the EC in charge of Regional Policy at the opening of EU Sustainable Energy Week The EU Sustainable Energy Week will take place in Brussels and across Europe with this year's theme being "Smart Energy for a Sustainable Future".
07/04/2011
15/03/2011
Participation of Günther Oettinger at the the coordination meeting with EU Energy Ministers, national nuclear safety authorities and operators and vendors of nuclear power plants in the EU to assess the Japanese situation and EU’s state of preparedness in case of similar incidents.
25/02/2011
Commissioner Günther Oettinger visited the Commission's Youth on the Move stand at didacta 2011 education fair in Stuttgart
23/02/2011
Meeting with representatives of Geode (European association of independent distribution companies of gas and electricity)
10/02/2011
José Manuel Barroso, Günther Oettinger and Štefan Füle receive Vladimir Filat, Moldovan Prime Minister
31/01/2011
It provides an update on how the EU is progressing regarding the promotion of renewable energy and Member States' 2010 targets for the share of renewable energy in electricity and in transport.
07/12/2010
Commissioner Oettinger speaks of a new generation ‘Smart Cities’ initiative
22/11/2010
Participation of Günther Oettinger and Yuriy Boyko, Ukrainian Minister for Fuel and Energy at the signature of the 5th Joint EU-Ukraine Report on energy cooperation.
22/11/2010
The EU-Russia Energy Dialogue was created between the EU and Russia at the sixth Summit in Paris on 30 October 2000. It is a key instrument to further develop EU–Russia cooperation in the energy sector.
10/11/2010
The gaps in our delivery of energy policy are evident. Major investment decisions of radical strategic importance need to be taken in the coming years. Energy demand is not falling structurally and could rise fast once the recession is over.
10/11/2010
The re-launched CARS 21 High Level Group has met for the first time in its new form and with a new mission. The European Commission has asked the group to develop a common action plan and a vision for "a competitive EU automotive industry and sustainable mobility and growth in 2020 and beyond."
05/11/2010
Participation of Günther Oettinger and Nika Gilauri, Georgian Prime Minister at the Georgia Energy Conference. The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss Georgia's energy transit potential in the framework of large scale energy projects transporting energy from the Caspian Basin to Europe. Investment opportunities in Georgia’s energy sector and in particular renewable energy will be presented at the conference.
04/11/2010
Günther Oettinger took part in the XII Meeting of Presidents of Parliaments of Regional Partnership, organized by the Polish Senate.
03/11/2010
The general objective of the Nuclear Waste Directive proposal is to set up an EU legal framework for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste.
27/10/2010
Viviane Reding, Vice President of the EC in charge of Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship and Günther Oettinger, receive Fritz Kaltenegger, Secretary General of the Austrian People's Party ÖVP
13/10/2010
On 20 April 2010 the explosion on a drilling rig "Deepwater Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico led to eleven deaths and a major fire. (...). As waters off EU shores are in parts intensively exploited for the production of oil and gas and more exploration is taking place, the EU has a vital interest in taking all necessary steps to prevent a similar disaster. Although the investigation to the causes of the accident is still underway, some first lessons can already been drawn and acted upon.
14/07/2010
Joint press conference by Janez Potočnik, Member of the EC in charge of the Environment, Maria Damanaki, Member of the EC in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Kristalina Georgieva, Member of the EC in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response and Günther Oettinger, Member of the EC in charge of Energy following the second safety talks with industry on Oil platforms.





















































