Traduction de «Sous-commission conjointe sur la politique énergétique » (Français → Anglais) :

4. With regard to the European Development Fund and the Development Cooperation Instrument, any proposals, including those for changes in the basic regulations and the programming documents referred to in paragraph 3, shall be prepared jointly by the relevant services in the EEAS and in the Commission under the responsibility of the Commissioner responsible for Development Policy and shall be submitted jointly with the High Representative for adoption by the Commission.

23. Underlines the strategic significance of the initiatives undertaken by the Commission to foster a more effective energy policy, with the aim of guaranteeing the security of energy supply - notably through better coordination of national energy policies - and establishing a genuine European energy policy in due course;

20. Welcomes the fact that, in the context of external security, the Commission has included energy policy as one of the main priorities for 2007; recognises the fundamental importance of sustainability, competitiveness, and securing energy supply as well as energy efficiency of the European economy and stresses the importance of diversifying gas and oil supply and of exploring all possible means of enhancing the European Union's self-sufficiency in energy ; stresses the high levels of energy import dependence in the EU; calls for a coherent European energy strategy that includes dialogue with major supply partner countries; calls on ...[+++] Member States to implement fully existing Community legislation on the liberalisation of energy markets, the improvement of energy efficiency, the promotion of renewable energy sources and research on the production and use of bio-fuels and alternative sources of energy;

20. Welcomes the fact that, in the context of external security, the Commission has included energy policy as one of the main priorities for 2007; recognises the fundamental importance of sustainability, competitiveness, and securing energy supply as well as energy efficiency of the European economy and stresses the importance of diversifying gas and oil supply and of exploring all possible means of enhancing the European Union’s self-sufficiency in energy; stresses the high levels of energy import dependence in the EU; calls for a coherent European energy strategy that includes dialogue with major supply partner countries; calls on ...[+++]Member States to implement fully existing Community legislation on the liberalisation of energy markets, the improvement of energy efficiency, the promotion of renewable energy sources and research on the production and use of bio-fuels and alternative sources of energy;

At their informal meeting in Hampton Court in October 2005 the Heads of State and Government agreed to ask the Commission to develop a re-invigorated sustainable, secure and competitive European energy policy.

There is considerable support for a global and long term approach to the subject of security of supply - both in terms of looking at the totality of energy supply, not compartmentalising the analysis into sectors, and including energy demand management; and in terms of following the global picture, i.e. linking energy policy decisions into wider international developments and broader policy issues, including foreign policy, internal market, transport, agriculture, environment, education, employment, international poverty issues etc.