Directorate-General Energy (ENER)

Source: Europa Nu.

This Directorate-General develops the EU energy policy and is responsible for the supervision of projects and programmes that provide financial support to technological development and innovation in the energy sector.

The DG was established in 2010 when the DG Energy and Transport i was split into a DG Energy i and a DG Mobility and Transport.

The DG's tasks are:

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    Contributing to setting up an energy market providing citizens and business with affordable energy, competitive prices and technologically advanced energy services.
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    Promoting sustainable energy production, transport and consumption in line with the EU 2020 targets and with a view to the 2050 decarbonisation objective
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    Enhancing the conditions for secure energy supply in a spirit of solidarity between Member States.
 

Contents

  1. Legislative proposals in negotiation
  2. Legislation currently being implemented
  3. Legislation in force

1.

Legislative proposals in negotiation

There are 429 proposals for legislative or other legal instruments of this Directorate-General in negotiations with the Council and the European Parliament.
Date Title
28.11.2024  .
com(2024)539
 
11.11.2024  .
com(2024)536
 
11.11.2024  .
com(2024)527
 
08.11.2024  .
com(2024)535
 
04.10.2024  .
com(2024)439
 

2.

Legislation currently being implemented

There are 71 laws or other legal instruments of the Council and the European Parliament, previously proposed by this Directorate-General, which are currently being implemented by the member states.
Date Title
01.03.2024  EU position in the Energy Charter Conference.
Decision com(2024)104
 
01.03.2024  Position to be taken on behalf of Euratom in the Energy Charter Conference.
Decision com(2024)105
 
13.12.2023  EU position in the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community.
Decision com(2023)794
 
28.11.2023  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2022/2578 as regards the prolongation of its period of application.
Regulation com(2023)761
 
28.11.2023  Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2022/2576 as regards the prolongation of its period of application.
Regulation com(2023)762
 

3.

Legislation in force

There are at least 19 laws or other legal instruments in force that have been previously proposed by this Directorate-General.
Date Title
27.02.2024  Continuing coordinated demand-reduction measures for gas.
Recommendation com(2024)101
 
13.06.2022  EU position at the Extraordinary Conference of the Energy Charter Treaty on 24th June 2022.
Decision com(2022)293
 
17.12.2012  RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL on the renewal of the Agreement between Euratom (Euratom) and the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation ...
Recommendation com(2012)760
 
19.09.2012  EU position within the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community (Budva, 18th October 2012).
Decision com(2012)532
 
30.05.2012  Basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation.
Directive com(2012)242