SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy/climate

‘Fit for 55’ package, rising energy prices, energy poverty, and nuclear energy in French Presidency’s programme

Brussels, 04/01/2022 (Agence Europe)

During the 6 months of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (whose term began on 1 January 2022), Paris intends to advance negotiations among Member States on the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ package on climate legislation while also attempting to further discussions on the rise in energy prices and on nuclear energy.

Climate

The French Presidency will thus continue the work that was started on the revision of the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), one of the key...