-- 歐盟委員會週三表示,已加強對多個成員國的法律行動力度,因為這些成員國未能落實關鍵能源法律,包括新的電力市場改革和再生能源規則。 在最新發布的月度違規通知中,歐盟委員會向克羅埃西亞、波蘭和葡萄牙發出了理由充分的意見書,指出它們未能將更新後的歐盟電力市場設計規則完全轉化為本國法律。 這些改革旨在使電力價格更加穩定,減少其與波動劇烈的化石燃料成本的關聯,同時加強消費者保護並擴大合約選擇範圍。 歐盟成員國被要求在2025年1月17日之前實施這些規則,部分條款的實施期限延長至2026年中期。 歐盟表示,克羅埃西亞、波蘭和葡萄牙有兩個月的時間回應,否則將面臨提交歐盟法院的風險,並可能面臨罰款。 歐盟委員會也向匈牙利發出了一份理由充分的意見書,指出其違反了歐盟禁止歐盟內部投資者與國家之間進行仲裁的規定。 此案涉及匈牙利石油天然氣公司MOL集團的行為,該公司試圖強制執行一項仲裁裁決,並根據《能源憲章條約》啟動了新的仲裁程序。 歐盟執行機構表示,此類行為違反了歐盟法律,歐盟法院在「科姆斯特羅伊案」(Komstroy)的裁決中對此進行了明確規定,該裁決禁止成員國之間進行此類爭端。匈牙利有兩個月的時間來遵守規定,否則可能面臨被提交至歐盟法院的訴訟。 同時,歐盟委員會將希臘、馬耳他和葡萄牙提交至歐洲法院,原因是這三個國家未能全面實施更新後的再生能源規則。 該立法旨在加速在包括交通、工業和建築在內的各個領域推廣再生能源,同時支持歐盟的氣候目標並減少對進口燃料的依賴。 歐盟委員會表示,這三個國家先前已收到正式通知和2025年的理由充分的意見,但未能充分解決相關問題。歐盟委員會目前正在尋求對這三個國家實施經濟制裁。
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