SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy

Revision of ‘RED II’ Directive, Swedish Presidency of EU Council reports on state of play of negotiations in view of next meeting with European Parliament

Brussels, 30/01/2023 (Agence Europe)

The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union sent the Member States, on Friday 27 January, the four-column document that will form the basis for discussions in the upcoming interinstitutional negotiations (‘trilogues’) on the revision of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).

Stockholm stresses that important elements of the directive remain to be negotiated, including the licensing of renewable energy projects and the EU’s 2030 target for the share of renewable...