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3 Policy Overview
In order to overcome all the above-mentioned challenges and barriers facing the
European energy sector, the European Union has started developing an
“
ambitious,
—
”
competitive and long term
and to the bene
t of all Europeans
[
39
] energy policy
with the aim of moving
“
towards competitive, sustainable and secure energy
throughout Europe
”
[
50
]. The main action directions are the following:
European Energy Policy (Energy policy for Europe, Market-based instruments,
Energy technologies, Financial instruments)
Internal Energy Market (The market in gas and in electricity, Trans-European
energy networks,
Infrastructure, Security of supply, Public procurement,
Taxation)
Energy Ef
ciency (Energy ef
ciency of products, buildings and services)
Renewable Energy (Electricity, Heating and Cooling, Biofuels)
Nuclear Energy (Euratom, Research and technology, Safety, Waste)
Security of Supply, external dimension and enlargement (Security of supply,
External relations, European Energy Charter, Treaty establishing the Energy
Community, Enlargement).
For the purpose of achieving a
“
competitive, reliable and sustainable energy
sector
[
51
], the European Union has taken concrete policy steps [
52
]: adoption and
implementation of a short-term Europe 2020 policy (The 2020 climate and energy
package) and recent adoption of a 2030 framework policy (The 2030 framework for
climate and energy policies), all under a long-term overarching Roadmap 2050
(Roadmap for moving to a low-carbon economy in 2050). Figure
13
provides a
visual description on how the policies complement and support each other.
Starting from Europe 2020, the subsequent policies rely on previous results,
reinforce and upgrade each other, constantly moving one step further. To keep
consistency in reaching the objectives, the Europe 2020 policy has been created and
is implemented to efficiently reach short-term goals. At the same time, ultimate goals
have been set by Roadmap 2050, with intermediate results in the 2030 framework.
”
3.1 Europe 2020
Since 2007 [
53
], the European Union has elaborated an energy and climate change
policy to tackle the de
ciencies in the increasingly important energy sector. This
policy has been incorporated into Europe 2020 [
54
], a comprehensive strategy for
the period 2010
2020 aiming to deliver smart, sustainable and inclusive grown.
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Europe 2020 covers economic, social and energy issues promoting three
mutually reinforcing priorities: development of an economy based on knowledge
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