Energy Policy
Electricity: France and Spain
reach agreement on electricity
inter-connection...............................1 & 4
Road transport: Green driving
to limit costs.............................................4
Gas supplies: MEPs to vote
on Nord Stream pipeline.........................5
South East Europe: Energy
Community discusses enlargement
and implementation................................6
Commodities: Commodity yearbook
confirms all-round soaring prices............6
Electricity: Renewable and fossil fuel
electricity up, nuclear down....................7
South East Europe: SE European
energy pact adopts dispute
settlement mechanism.............................7
Electricity: Eurelectric calls
for caution on smart meters.....................8
Energy & climate package: Warsaw
criticises principle of auctioning
emissions allowances...............................8
Cohesion policy & energy:
Funds bypass renewables and energy
efficiency, says NGO...............................9
Electricity: TSOs to establish
new electricity association......................9
Energy efficiency: Member state
plans leave much to be desired..............10

Informal Energy Council:
Energy-climate debate takes
on social dimension...............................11
Carbon capture and storage:
EP rapporteur for phasing out
conventional coal power stations...........12
Trade: Energy imports
widen Union’s trade deficit....................12
External relations
EU/OPEC: Energy dialogue
bears little fruit.......................................13
Regional cooperation: Black Sea
Synergy project ready for next step........13
EU/Russia: Khanty-Mansiysk
summit: fresh start in EU-Russia
relations..................................................14
EU/Iran: Union blacklists
Bank Melli.............................................14
Oil: In Jeddah, Piebalgs calls
for “reasonable” oil prices......................15
EU/Russia: Negotiators agree
on scope of new partnership pact..........15
G8 summit: EU targets climate
change progress......................................16

Environment
Sustainable production and
consumption: Sustainable
economy to get boost.............................17
Aviation : Council and EP agree
to include aviation in ETS....................18
Research
Galileo: First contracts
will be signed in 2009 at the latest........19
EU Agenda...........................................20