ENERGY WORK PROGRAMME OF THE BULGARIAN PRESIDENCY January – June 2018 ТУК МОЖЕШ ДА СИ ДОБАВЯШ ЗАПИСКИ

Main Priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency 1 January 2018 – 30 June 2018 digital economy and skills needed for future Future of Europe and Young PEOPLE Security Stability AND SOLIDARITY Growth and Social Cohesion EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE on the WESTERN BALKANS digital economy and skills needed for future improved Western Balkans energy interconnectivity Competitive, Successful and innovative Europe

SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT AND EFFECTIVE ENERGY UNION Programme of the Trio ET, BG and AT Priority area: Towards an Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Policy SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT AND EFFECTIVE ENERGY UNION DELIVERING ON THE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS OF THE CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS PACKAGE DELIVERING ON PARIS AGREEMENT COMMITMENTS AND EU’s 2030 TARGETS ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH REGIONAL COOPERATION AND DIVERSIFICATION

Our Ambition: Building up on the achievements of the Maltese and Estonian Presidencies; Deliver results on the legislative proposals in the Clean Energy for All Europeans Package; Find balanced compromises between the positions of the Member States, European Parliament; Keep the high ambition while considering the social and economic impact; Fostering dialogue and cooperation;

CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS First Sub-package Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources; Energy Efficiency Directive; Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union. Our Goal: Initiate negotiations and carry out trialogues with the European Parliament; (poss.) Reach an agreement on the legislative files.

CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS Second Sub-package Regulation on the internal market for electricity; Directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity ; Regulation establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators; Regulation on risk-preparedness in the electricity sector. Our Goal: General approach on the ACER Regulation; Initiate negotiations with the European Parliament; Maximize the progress on each of the files.

Gas Directive Given the early stage of the legislative proposal, our goals would be: Consolidate the positions of the Member States; (poss.) Progress Report/General approach.

Events Calendar Energy Councils: 19 April 2018 - Informal Energy Council meeting, Sofia 11 June 2018 – Energy Council meeting, Luxembourg Attaché Trips 20 April 2018 – WP Energy 18 - 20 June 2018 – Atomic questions

Events Calendar All events can be found at: https://eu2018bg.bg/en/56 Highlights from the calendar: 2 March 2018 – Working party on Balkan Gas Hub, Sofia 19 April 2018 - High level Conference focused on Clean Energy for all Europeans package “Negotiating the way ahead”, Sofia 5 May 2018 - 2nd Investor’s Round table: Balkan Gas Hub, Sofia 28 June 2018 - CESEC Annual Meeting 28 June 2018 - IGB Construction Inauguration Ceremony

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