Brussels, 26/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 26 February, the European Commission sent reasoned opinions to Greece and Portugal, requesting that they give notification of all the measures taken to transpose Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency.
The directive requires member states to achieve energy savings between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2020 by using energy efficiency obligations schemes and other targeted policy measures to drive energy efficiency improvements in households, industry and transport. It was due to have been fully transposed by 5 June 2014.
The Commission also sent a reasoned opinion to Slovenia on Thursday. Slovenia has already incorporated the directive into its national law but the Commission formally requests that it submit its national energy efficiency action plan and its long-term strategy for attracting investment in the national stock of residential and commercial buildings. These should have been submitted by 30 April.
If Slovenia fails to comply with its legal obligation within two months, the Commission could decide to refer it to the Court of Justice of the EU. (Emmanuel Hagry)