Member states face legal action over energy efficiency

(EurActiv, 26 Mar 2015) More than two thirds of EU countries face European Commission legal action and possible fines, after failing to translate the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive into national law.

19 member states have missed the deadline by more than nine months, despite EU leaders at their summit last week calling for full implementation and rigorous enforcement of existing efficiency laws as part of the flagship Energy Union project.

EU officials told EurActiv that only nine nations had declared they had transposed the directive onto their national lawbooks. 16 have not fully transposed it, and three have made absolutely no progress, the source said.

The source would not reveal the names of the countries, citing possible future legal action by the European Commission.

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EurActiv, 26 Mar 2015: Member states face legal action over energy efficiency