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2009-09-25 15:33:00
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PREPARATIONS FOR THE U.S.-EU ENERGY COUNCIL
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UNCLAS BRUSSELS 001302
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DOE FOR PDAS JONATHAN ELKIND
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EPET EUN
SUBJECT: PREPARATIONS FOR THE U.S.-EU ENERGY COUNCIL
Sensitive but Unclassified - not for Internet distribution.
UNCLAS BRUSSELS 001302
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DOE FOR PDAS JONATHAN ELKIND
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EPET EUN
SUBJECT: PREPARATIONS FOR THE U.S.-EU ENERGY COUNCIL
Sensitive but Unclassified - not for Internet distribution.
1. (SBU) Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard
Morningstar and DOE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs
Jonathan Elkind met with EU officials on September 17 to
discuss the proposed U.S.-EU Energy Council (UEEC). U.S.
participants and EU participants from the Commission (DGs
TREN, RTD, and RELEX),Council, and Swedish Presidency agreed
that it is important to make sure the UEEC serves to
highlight and strengthen those areas where we already have
good cooperation, open the way to cooperation in new areas,
and avoid duplication.
2. (SBU) There was broad agreement on both sides over the
importance of establishing the UEEC to give a high-level
political focus to U.S.-EU cooperation on energy.
Participants agreed the UEEC should cover broad topics such
as cooperation on energy technology and research, energy
security, energy regulations, and energy relations with third
countries. There was no formal decision on how the work of
the UEEC would be structured. The U.S. co-chairs will be the
$ecretary of State and the Secretary of Energy. Members of
the UEEC on the EU side will include the Commissioners for
External Relations, for Energy, and for Science and Research,
as well as the EU Presidency, assisted by High Representative
Solana. Participants agreed the UEEC should also highlight
specific areas for cooperation such as U.S.-EU efforts on
promoting reforms and rehabilitation of the gas system in
Ukraine and smart grids where exchanges of information on
technical and regulatory policies would benefit both sides of
the Atlantic.
3. (SBU) At the meeting the U.S. and EU representatives
agreed on the goal of formally announcing the UEEC at the
upcoming U.S.-EU Summit, with a first meeting to take place
shortly thereafter, possibly on the margins. As next steps,
the U.S. will draft a one-page annex for the U.S.-EU Summit
statement and U.S. and EU officials will coordinate via DVCs
to ensure that the effort is moved forward in time for the
Summit announcement.
4. (SBU) Ambassador Morningstar has cleared this cable.
Murray
.
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DOE FOR PDAS JONATHAN ELKIND
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EPET EUN
SUBJECT: PREPARATIONS FOR THE U.S.-EU ENERGY COUNCIL
Sensitive but Unclassified - not for Internet distribution.
1. (SBU) Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard
Morningstar and DOE PDAS for Policy and International Affairs
Jonathan Elkind met with EU officials on September 17 to
discuss the proposed U.S.-EU Energy Council (UEEC). U.S.
participants and EU participants from the Commission (DGs
TREN, RTD, and RELEX),Council, and Swedish Presidency agreed
that it is important to make sure the UEEC serves to
highlight and strengthen those areas where we already have
good cooperation, open the way to cooperation in new areas,
and avoid duplication.
2. (SBU) There was broad agreement on both sides over the
importance of establishing the UEEC to give a high-level
political focus to U.S.-EU cooperation on energy.
Participants agreed the UEEC should cover broad topics such
as cooperation on energy technology and research, energy
security, energy regulations, and energy relations with third
countries. There was no formal decision on how the work of
the UEEC would be structured. The U.S. co-chairs will be the
$ecretary of State and the Secretary of Energy. Members of
the UEEC on the EU side will include the Commissioners for
External Relations, for Energy, and for Science and Research,
as well as the EU Presidency, assisted by High Representative
Solana. Participants agreed the UEEC should also highlight
specific areas for cooperation such as U.S.-EU efforts on
promoting reforms and rehabilitation of the gas system in
Ukraine and smart grids where exchanges of information on
technical and regulatory policies would benefit both sides of
the Atlantic.
3. (SBU) At the meeting the U.S. and EU representatives
agreed on the goal of formally announcing the UEEC at the
upcoming U.S.-EU Summit, with a first meeting to take place
shortly thereafter, possibly on the margins. As next steps,
the U.S. will draft a one-page annex for the U.S.-EU Summit
statement and U.S. and EU officials will coordinate via DVCs
to ensure that the effort is moved forward in time for the
Summit announcement.
4. (SBU) Ambassador Morningstar has cleared this cable.
Murray
.