Prague Post: Experts: EU energy package lacks courage
The EU was not ambitious enough when approving the climate and energy package till the year 2030, most experts and analysts addressed by ČTK agree, and ecologists even say that Europe has wasted a key chance for raising its energy security.
On the other hand, the Czech government is content with the approved energy package. Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said after the meeting of EU leaders today that the agreement was acceptable for the Czech Republic because it left the decision-making on the energy mix and particular commitments up to individual countries.
The EU leaders agreed last night that by 2030, the EU will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared with the level in 1990. The news about the agreement has been announced by the European Council chairman Herman Van Rompuy.