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THE EMISSIONS CHALLENGETHE EMISSIONS CHALLENGECurrent position

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GREEN PAPER: PRIORITY AREAS GREEN PAPER: PRIORITY AREAS FOR POSSIBLE COMMON ACTIONFOR POSSIBLE COMMON ACTION

Internal market → Internal market → towards a fully competitive towards a fully competitive internal energy marketinternal energy market

Internal energy supply policy → Internal energy supply policy → solidarity among solidarity among Member StatesMember States

Energy mix →Energy mix → diverse, efficient & sustainable diverse, efficient & sustainable

Environment → Environment → integrated approach to tackling integrated approach to tackling climate change: energy efficiency, renewable & climate change: energy efficiency, renewable & low carbon energy productionlow carbon energy production

Energy technology & innovation → Energy technology & innovation → strategic strategic approachapproach

External relations External relations → → coherent external energy coherent external energy policypolicy

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PROPOSALS FOR DISCUSSION: AN PROPOSALS FOR DISCUSSION: AN INTERNAL ENERGY SUPPLY POLICYINTERNAL ENERGY SUPPLY POLICY

Full development of internal gas & Full development of internal gas & electricity marketselectricity markets

Strategic review of the EU energy mixStrategic review of the EU energy mix

European Energy Supply ObservatoryEuropean Energy Supply Observatory

Action plan on Energy EfficiencyAction plan on Energy Efficiency

Road Map for renewable energyRoad Map for renewable energy

Strategic energy technology planStrategic energy technology plan

Common regulatory framework and Common regulatory framework and structures for the EU’s internal gas & structures for the EU’s internal gas & electricity marketselectricity markets

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WHAT NEXT?WHAT NEXT?

Presentation by President Barroso at Spring Presentation by President Barroso at Spring SummitSummit

Energy Council debate (other Councils involved Energy Council debate (other Councils involved → ECOFIN, Competitiveness, General Affairs, etc)→ ECOFIN, Competitiveness, General Affairs, etc)

GP is priority for: Austrian, Finnish, German GP is priority for: Austrian, Finnish, German presidencies and the European Parliamentpresidencies and the European Parliament

Consultation with stakeholders / public / mediaConsultation with stakeholders / public / media

Following consultation: Commission develops Following consultation: Commission develops specific priorities / instruments / impact specific priorities / instruments / impact assessments leading to a strategic EU Energy assessments leading to a strategic EU Energy ReviewReview