Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy), 19 December 2022

Summary:

A meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) Council was held on 19 December 2022. The agenda focused on matters relating to Energy. It included the following items:

• Political agreement on draft Council Regulation establishing a Market Correction Mechanism (MCM);
• Formal endorsement of draft Council Regulation on enhancing solidarity through better coordination of gas purchases, exchanges of gas across borders and reliable price benchmarks;
• Political agreement on draft Council Regulation laying down a temporary framework to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy;
• Adoption of general approach on proposal concerning methane emissions reduction in the energy sector;
• Adoption of general approach on the proposed REPowerEU Directive;
• Presentation by the Council Presidency on progress concerning the gas legislative package;
• Update on progress concerning draft initiatives relating to revision of energy efficiency directive and renewable energy directive;
• Briefing from the Council Presidency on the SET Plan Conference  and the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF);
• Update by the European Commission on the revision of the electricity market design;
• Presentation by the Swedish Council Presidency of its work programme in relevant policy areas.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for Council meeting - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy), 19 December 2022 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/60745/background-brief-energy-19122022.pdf

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