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Mr President, I agree with the rapporteur on the importance of this directive. For me, it is an umbrella directive for all that is being done and should be done on energy efficiency.
Parliament made significant progress on this directive at first reading. Now, at second reading, the rapporteur, Mrs Rothe, and the shadow rapporteurs have continued to improve the proposals. They have further developed a number of essential elements in the common position and have successfully negotiated a package of compromise amendments which will reshape and improve the proposal even further.
Regarding the question of targets, I, like most of you, regret that a compromise has only been possible without binding targets, but the final version of the amendments introduces a number of binding measures, which strongly compensates for the loss of binding targets. While the targets are now indicative, Member States must still commit to adopting and aiming to achieve national energy savings targets, and to taking cost-effective measures designed to achieve these targets. Moreover, impacts of the measures taken to meet the targets will be quantified using a harmonised measurement system. Member States will also have to plan their measures and report their results in national Energy Efficiency Action Plans. These will be assessed by the Commission, and for the Commission, this is an acceptable construction.
We would like to assure Parliament that the mandate given to the Commission to develop a system of benchmarks, top-down indicators and bottom-up measurements, will be used wisely and effectively.
For the public sector, there is no separate target in the compromise, but a number of binding measures. Member States must publish mandatory public procurement guidelines for energy efficiency improvement. Furthermore, they must select and use a number of public procurement requirements.
While the Commission would have preferred a separate public sector target, we feel that these elements, and the requirement to include the public sector in the national action plans, will compensate for the lack of a separate target. Article 13 on metering and informative billing of energy consumption has also been improved compared to the common position.
The reporting requirements for Member States and the Commission in Article 14 have been strengthened and these, together with the measurement system, will make Member States’ achievements quantifiable and visible. Although this activity will put an increased burden on the Commission, we welcome the challenge. I can promise Parliament an adequate internal allocation of resources for this task.
To conclude, I have on earlier occasions said that energy efficiency is one of the main priorities of this Commission. That will remain so throughout our mandate period. This new directive is expected to be a valuable tool for achieving that goal. I would like to thank Parliament for that and assure it that the tool will be used as effectively as possible.
Last but not least, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Rothe, and the shadow rapporteurs for their commitment, their very constructive cooperation and hard work in reaching an agreement at second reading."@en1
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