The Energy Council Meeting - 7.12.2009

The 2983rd session of the Council of the European Union TRANSPORT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS and ENERGY (Energy items only) - will take place on 7 December 2009 (9.30) in the Justus Lipsius Building, Brussels, under the Presidency of Ms Maud OLOFSSON, Minister for Enterprise and Energy of Sweden.

The following points will be discussed at this session:

Energy efficiency

(a) Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy

performance of buildings (recast)

(b) Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the indication

by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other

resources by energy related products (recast)

(c) Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on

labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters

Information from the Presidency on the state of play

Security of Energy Supply

(a) Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the security

of gas supply

Presentation by the Commission

Progress report

Policy debate

(b) Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

13 July 2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting

Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy

Oral information by the Commission on the state of play and exchange of views

(c) Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of

investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and

repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96

Presentation by the Commission

Progress report

Public deliberation

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Investing in the Development of Low-Carbon Technologies (SET-Plan)"

Presentation by the Commission

Exchange of views

Public deliberation

International relations in the field of energy

(a) Status on gas relations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation

(b) Energy Community Treaty

(c) Eastern Partnership

(d) EU-US Energy Council

(e) other international events

Information from the Commission and the Presidency.

A press conference will be held by the President of the Council at the end of the meeting.

Source: The Council of the European Union, 2.12.2009