EU admonishes Berlin for failure to transpose buildings directive

Euractiv | Sep 30, 2022 at 7:47 AM
  • The European Commission has lodged severe complaints with Belgium, Austria and Germany for failing to transpose the 2018 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) into national law.
  • Buildings are a significant source of CO2 emissions and energy use in the EU.
  • The government has yet to transpose the soon-to-be defunct iteration of the directive.