15/01/2021 (Agence Europe) – The delegations of the Member States of the European Union, on Thursday 14 January, at a meeting of the EU Council’s Energy Working Group, debated the ‘Renovation Wave’ strategy (see EUROPE 12581/10), with a view to adopting conclusions on the subject under the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council, according to our information. The Presidency will also aim to include a social dimension, we are told, with special emphasis on the fight against energy poverty, as well as the role of the ‘Renovation Wave’ in economic recovery and job creation. An idea that several Member States, notably Finland and the Czech Republic, said they would not fully adhere to on the grounds that energy poverty should be addressed through social rather than energy policies. At this stage, the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council has yet to propose a first draft compromise. (DG)