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EU-ASE signs joint statement on the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) has co-signed a letter urging the EU institutions to adopt an ambitious Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD)! The UWWTD, after three decades of dormancy, makes a step towards a collective commitment to a sustainable and resilient future. We call the policy-makers upon for: Ensuring coherent...
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EU-ASE response to the Inception Impact Assessment on the Revision of the UWWTD
The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission’s publication of an inception impact assessment on the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD). While the Directive has played a...
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Open Letter: The importance of Minimum Energy Performance Standards to spur the Renovation Wave
Brussels, 9 September 2020 Dear Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, The upcoming Strategic Communication on the Renovation Wave is crucial to deliver on the objectives of the European Green Deal and the EU Recovery Plan, since faster and deeper energy...
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EU summit deal is good news for Europe’s recovery, but clearer rules are needed on climate conditionality
On Tuesday 21 July, after one of the longest summits in the European Union’s history EU Heads of State and Government stroke a deal on the recovery plan and multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027. The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE) welcomes...
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Recover Europe? Renovate buildings!
by Peter Robl, Public Affairs Manager Eastern Europe at Knauf Insulation & Martin Hojsík, Member of the European Parliament This op-ed was published on CEEnergyNews Building renovation needs the EU’s support and will help recover the economy in return. European...
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Leading businesses urge Governments to put building renovation at the centre of recovery plans
Ahead of the important European Council meeting of next 17-18 July, EU-ASE addressed a letter to the 27 EU Heads of State and government to call for leadership and long-term political vision for managing the economic and social crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Decarbonising industry and the ICT Sector (EUSEW 2020 side event)
The webinar “Decarbonising industry and the ICT sector: energy and CO2 saving potentials in the short and longer term”, part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2020 extended programme, brought together policymakers, researchers, and a cross-sectorial group...
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