GUIDELINES ON THE STATE AID GRANTED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

In this paper I presented the most important orientations in the field of state aids granted for the production of renewable energy in the European Union for the 2014-2020 period. Given that the “Europe 2020 Strategy†is based on the creation of the conditions required for an intelligent, sustainable and inclusive growth, a number of main objectives were set, including for climate change and for the sustainable use of energy. Among these objectives, we would like to mention the increase to 20% of the share of renewable energy consumed in the European Union. On 22 January 2014, in a communication, the European Commission proposed that the energy and climate objectives be achieved by 2030, among which a mandatory objective at the EU level for the renewable energy of at least 27 %.