11/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – Europeans and Americans meeting in Brussels on Thursday 12 July for the 8th EU/United States Energy Council will look at the challenges of energy security and ways to step up energy cooperation. The meeting will be co-chaired by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. Created in 2009, the EU/US Energy Council aims to promote transparent and open energy markets, foster policy and regulatory cooperation on efficient and sustainable energy use, and pursue joint R&D on clean energy and energy efficiency technologies. (EH)