1. Each Member State of the European Union shall apply EU law and take appropriate action to that end. The European Commission is the body responsible for detecting possible breaches of EU law.
In the event that a Member State does not apply Union law and fails to fulfill any of the obligations laid down in the EU Treaties, the European Commission may initiate formal infringement proceedings under Articles 258 and 260 TFEU (details of infringement proceedings here).
2. Directive 2012/27/EU (on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125 / EC and 2010/30 / EU and repealing Directives 2004/8 / EC and 2006/32 / EC) establishes a common framework of measures for the promotion of energy efficiency within the EU in order to ensure the achievement of the Union’s energy efficiency targets and pave the way for further improvements in this area. The Directive also aims to help remove barriers and overcome market failures that impede efficiency in the supply and use of energy.
However, as mentioned in the “June infringement package: main decisions/9-6-2021”, shortcomings were identified in the implementation of the above framework by Greece and Hungary, concerning mainly public bodies’ buildings, end-use energy savings calculation, heating and cooling and split incentives provisions. For this reason, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion to Greece, requesting the correct implementation of EU energy efficiency rules, granting two months for the countries to address these shortcomings [infringement number: INFR (2018) 2260].
The application of EU law is an obligation of the Member States of the European Union.
If possible breaches of EU law are detected, the European Commission may take a series of actions against that Member State to ensure the correct and full application of EU law by initiating infringement proceedings in accordance with Articles 258 and 260 of the TFEU.
In this case, the European Commission sent a reasoned opinion, calling on Greece to ensure the correct transposition of EU rules on energy efficiency, as it had identified shortcomings in the implementation of EU Directive 2012/27.
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