SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Slovenian Presidency’s first draft compromise on revision of ‘RED II’ Directive

Brussels, 10/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 8 December, the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union submitted to the Member States a first draft compromise on the revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (2018/2001) (‘RED II’).

Presented by the European Commission on 14 July as part of the ‘Fit for 55 package’, the proposal to revise the ‘RED II’ directive sets the target of achieving “at least 40%” of energy from renewable sources in the EU’s gross final energy consumption by...