During the first day of the summit in Brussels, EU leaders, in addition to the problem of migration, also discussed issues related to climate and energy policy of the Community.
According to the conclusions of the meeting, the priority was to work on the rules to increase the EU’s energy security. EU leaders also reaffirmed existing commitments climatic Community.
The adoption of the so-called. Package winter
The Heads of State and Government welcomed the recently introduced by the European Commission’s so-called winter package, for increasing the security of gas supply in Europe and to improve the transparency of gas contracts.
as said before the summit of the Minister for European Affairs Konrad Szymanski, an important package that the European Parliament will certainly aroused a lot of interest in our part of Europe, because it can significantly affect energy security, in particular in Central Europe.
climate policy objectives have not changed
the EU does not want to ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. in relation to those agreed at the summit in Paris. EU leaders confirmed on Thursday that the EP and the European Commission “to work on solutions based on earlier findings.”
The adoption of the records in this matter during the current EU summit depended Poland.
During the March ministers meeting. environment that summed up last year’s climate summit in Paris, a few Western European countries pressuring for the appointment of more ambitious targets for the reduction of CO2. The EU set up in October 2014. – A year before the COP21 climate change conference in Paris in November 2015. – That will reduce the release of greenhouse gases to 2030. By at least 40 percent. compared to 1990.
EU leaders welcomed on Thursday criticized by environmentalists analysis of the European Commission, prepared following a global climate agreement concluded in December in Paris. It tells about the next steps, what should the EU do to fulfill the commitments made in the French capital.
The Commission wrote that the EU must be ready to participate in the process of viewing purposes, as agreed in Paris to maintain growth global average temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial era. He has not proposed revision of the existing EU climate targets – contrary to the expectations of organizations working to protect the environment.
The environment ministers of several Member States, including Germany, Austria, Belgium, Portugal and Luxembourg, decided in early March that this approach is too weak.
“There will be attempts to impose EU’s more ambitious goals”
the adoption on Thursday by the leaders of the EU proposals, which emphasized that the starting point is previously agreed arrangements and policies of the EU confirms that it will not attempt to impose the EU’s more ambitious goals. The Heads of State and Government also encouraged the European Parliament and the European Commission to work on proposals to strengthen EU energy security.
Requests also talk about the need for ratification of Paris “as soon as possible.” That entered into force, it must do so 55 per cent. both countries responsible for 55 per cent. global emissions.
The difficult situation in agricultural markets
Thursday’s summit dealt with a difficult situation in the agricultural markets. In “28″ it underlined that the EC should act quickly to support victims of farmers. The Commission announced on Monday new measures to support farmers in affected sectors of dairy, pork and fruit and vegetable.
IAR / PAP, Celebrating
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