The Member States' Ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) agreed to use the written procedure on Wednesday 24 June for the adoption of the EU Council conclusions on the Union's response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the energy sector. Unless there is any surprise last-minute opposition from individual Member States, these conclusions are expected to be formally approved tomorrow (Thursday), in the late afternoon.
These conclusions aim to set in stone a number of elements recently agreed by Member States' Energy Ministers, in particular the fact that energy sectors can contribute to the EU's economic recovery by prioritising energy efficiency.
Draft conclusions had been prepared by the Croatian Presidency of the Council following the informal videoconference of Energy Ministers on 28 April (see EUROPE 12476/5).
However, by the end of May, informal consultations with Member States had still not resulted in an informal agreement on this text, so the Croatian Minister for Environment and Energy, Tomislav Ćorić, could only note the need for further discussions on 15 June following the last meeting of Ministers (see EUROPE 12506/1).
See the draft conclusions: https://bit.ly/31dbUh6 (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)