On 25 February, the European Commission (EC) presented a proposal for a future Energy Union, a non-binding document outlining a wide range of initiatives to foster an EU-wide energy policy allowing for a free flow of energy throughout the EU territory.

The energy Union plan consists of five main close interrelated dimensions:

1) Enhancing EU security of supply

2) Building a single energy market which is highly competitive

3) Increasing energy efficiency

4) Reducing energy production pollution by decarbonising our economies

5) Boosting renewable energies by investing in R&D