Delivering a new deal for energy consumers
At a Glance
23-05-2016
In July 2015 the European Commission published a communication 'Delivering a New Deal for Energy Consumers', outlining its views on the role of consumers in the Energy Union. This argues that retail energy markets in the EU have not kept up with broader transformations in the energy sector and need to be improved so that consumers can play a more active role and benefit more fully from the single market, renewable energies and new technologies. At the May II plenary session the Parliament is due to vote an own-initiative resolution concerning the 'New Deal'.
At a Glance
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- consumer protection
- consumption
- data protection
- economic policy
- ECONOMICS
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- ENERGY
- energy consumption
- energy efficiency
- energy law
- energy policy
- energy saving
- energy supply
- INDUSTRY
- information and information processing
- information technology and data processing
- measuring equipment
- mechanical engineering
- price of energy
- sustainable development
- TRADE