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European Commission DG Energy
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In this issue - July 2016
 

Editorial
Dear readers, No real summer break at DG ENERGY! This first half of the year has been about turning pledges into action, and the Energy Union as well as the ambitious Paris Agreement will continue to drive all our efforts towards the energy transition.
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Press Room - Recent Highlights
Hundreds of sustainable energy events took place across Europe
The EU Sustainable Energy Week policy conference has been followed by the EU Sustainable Energy Days. These are hundreds of activities all around Europe organised by local public and private organisations to show locals and local businesses why sustainable energy is important and how they can take part in the energy transition to secure, clean and efficient energy.
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G20 Energy Ministers commit to tackle together global energy and climate challenges
European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete participated in the second ever G20 Energy Ministerial meeting in Beijing, China.
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Consumers must be able to take energy choices
Making consumers key energy market players was the focus of the Council of European Energy Regulators conference which took place this month.
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EU Energy Council to debate Energy Union governance, financing and energy prices and costs
EU Energy Ministers and Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union, met for the Informal Energy Council in Bratislava, Slovakia. The following issues have been discussed: the Energy Union governance, the EU financing to meet the long-term climate and energy objectives, energy prices, ways to boost competitiveness on energy markets and energy security.
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Featured posts from social media
@MAC_Europa
EU and China agree landmark Energy Roadmap to boost clean energy and enhance energy security http://bit.ly/290fdtq
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@Energy4Europe
#EnergyEfficiency, #SmartGrids, #electric vehicles: key for EU regions, a JRC report finds http://europa.eu/!Nb78Fq
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@Energy4Europe
Commission publishes latest #energy, #transport and #Emissions projections in EU. http://europa.eu/!XK64QV
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Audiovisual

Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete spoke at the EP’s Committee
Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete spoke at the EP’s Committee
Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete spoke at the EP’s Committee of Budgetary Control about the ITER project and the discharge of F4E
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Questions from a member
Parliamentary Question
Question for written answer P-004916/2016 to the Commission Rule 130 - Dan Nica (S&D)
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Figure of the month
263 million euros
Amount of money agreed by EU countries to be invested in energy infrastructure.
Coming up next
Scheduled for Commission adoption
Third and fourth quarter of 2016
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