Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency [as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/2002] and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Governance of the Energy Union], by reason of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union’ (COM(2018) 744 final — 2018/0385 (COD))

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10.5.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 159/68

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency [as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/2002] and Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Governance of the Energy Union], by reason of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union’

(COM(2018) 744 final — 2018/0385 (COD))

(2019/C 159/11)

Rapporteur-general: Séamus BOLAND

Referral

European Parliament, 15.11.2018

Council of the European Union, 26.11.2018

Legal basis

Articles 192 (1), 194 (2) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Section responsible

Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society

Bureau decision

11.12.2018

Adopted at plenary

23.1.2019

Plenary session No

540

Outcome of vote

(for/against/abstentions)

106/0/0

1. Conclusions and recommendations

1.7. 2. Context

2.4. 3. Background

3.9. 4. EESC observations

4.10. Brussels, 23 January 2019.

The president

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Luca JAHIER

(1) Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).

(2) Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).

(3) OJ C 246, 28.7.2017, p. 34.

(4) OJ C 246, 28.7.2017, p. 42 .

energy consumption , application of EU law , environmental protection , United Kingdom , principle of subsidiarity , principle of proportionality , energy efficiency , withdrawal from the EU , EU energy policy , Energy , Environment