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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION		Brussels, 24 November 2008 (25.11) (OR. fr)
	16195/08
	ENER 411 ENV 875 RELEX 947 ATO 113 POLGEN 126

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from :	General Secretariat of the Council
to :	Coreper
No. Cion prop. :	15944/08 ENER 400 ENV 851 RELEX 930 ATO 110 POLGEN 122
Subject :	Preparation for the Council meeting (Transport, Telecommunications and Energy) on 8 December 2008 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – – "Second Strategic Energy Review – An EU energy security and solidarity action plan" – = – Presentation and policy debate

Delegations will find attached a number of questions which the Presidency has drawn up for the purpose of structuring this debate. Obviously, Ministers will still be able to speak about any other topics they consider to be important.

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ANNEX

DRAFT QUESTIONS FOR STRUCTURING THE DEBATE

I. – The strategic energy review (SER) emphasises the importance of acquiring capacities and infrastructures (including those aimed at collective security) that are sometimes not sufficiently cost-effective by themselves.

– Question: At a time of financial crisis and highly volatile energy prices, what are the criteria and methods (regulatory and financial) for helping to identify our requirements in terms of essential infrastructure and to make the necessary investments?

II. – While the EU has not so far experienced any major incidents affecting Europe's supply as a whole, the strategic energy review points to the fragility of our situation in the short and medium term.

– Questions:

– – Among the lines of approach mentioned by the SER, which priority measures should be developed to improve Member States' responsibility and solidarity – when faced with the risks of a crisis?

– – – What should be the key areas of the European Union's dialogue with producer and – transit countries?

III. – If energy security is to be increased and greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced, it is essential to improve energy efficiency. In addition to the provisions already contained in the Energy/Climate and "Sustainable Consumption and Production/Sustainable Industrial Production" packages, the measures envisaged in the SER aim to ensure that full use is made of the European Union's energy efficiency pools in the most energy-consuming sectors (residential/tertiary, transport, industrial, manufactures).

– Question: Do you consider that this set of measures offers sufficient ways of making an effective contribution to the security of the European Union's energy supply and meeting the goals endorsed in terms of energy efficiency and action on climate change?

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