EU legislation and policies
General information can be found on EU policy and legislation, such as European policies, directives, regulations, standards:
- General overview
- Strategic documents, action plans, green and white papers on energy
- Searching for EU legislation
Information on EU policy and legislation for specific topics can be found in the thematic pages:
- Key EU legislation and policy on Energy Efficiency
- Key EU legislation and policy on Renewable Energy
- Key EU legislation and policy on Mobility and Transport
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Policy and Legislation
General overview
Policy Overview
- Overview of European Energy Policies
- European Commission website on Energy
- European Commission website on Mobility & Transport
- European Commission website on Climate Action
Summary of EU legislation
Main EU Initiatives
- EU Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Actions
- Energy Infrastructure
- European Energy Programme for Recovery
- Covenant of Mayors
Citizen's Corners
If you want information about other policy fields, go to Other EU policies
Strategic documents, action plans, green and white papers on energy
Strategies, Communications
- European Energy Strategies: an overview
- Communication 'Energy 2020 - A strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy' (2010)
- Strategic Energy Review (2009)
- Communication '20 20 by 2020 - Europe's climate change opportunity' (2008)
- Communication 'An energy policy in Europe' (2007)
- External action - Thematic programme for environment and sustainable management of natural resources including energy (2006)
Action Plans
- Energy Efficiency Plan (2011)
- National Energy Efficiency Action Plans
- National Renewable Energy Action Plans by country
- SET Plan (Strategic Energy Technology Plan)
- Action Plan for Energy Efficiency: Realising the Potential (2006)
Green and White Papers
- Green paper 'Towards a Secure, Sustainable and Competitive European Energy Network' (2008)
- Green paper 'A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy' (2006)
If you want more information on a specific sector, search the renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transport sections.
Searching for EU legislation
This section allows you to easily find any text of legislation in most of the EU languages by keyword, date, etc.