Rhein on Energy and Climate

Archives for EU Priorities 2020

The Lisbon Treaty contains an important provision for a leaner Executive. According to Article 17 the number of Commissioners will be reduced to two thirds of the number of Member States, as of 1st November 2014, i.e. to 18 instead of 28, unless the European Council unanimously decides otherwise. That is what the European Council… » read more

Posted by Eberhard Rhein

One would have thought that with its decade-long emphasis on clean energy, illustrated by the EU 2020 objective of generating 20 percent of its energy and 30 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources, the EU would also have a competitive renewable industry. But after a hopeful start this has turned out to be… » read more

Posted by Eberhard Rhein