The latter would be binding at EU level but will not be translated into objectives for individual member states.

Although this target is binding on the EU as a whole, it does not include required targets for individual Member States.

Committees call for a binding 40 percent energy efficiency target

No binding individual country targets have been agreed upon.

No binding individual country targets have been agreed upon.

European Parliament’s Industry Committee calls for a binding energy savings target

They called for a legally binding EU target for renewable energy.

MEPs accepted the Council’s proposal to set an optional target of 0.5% for advanced biofuels, instead of having a compulsory target, as previously demanded by the Parliament.

Proposals for a 40% target or a binding 35% goal both fell through.

In a few weeks’ time, this objective must be translated into a proposal for a law making it legally binding.

The European Parliament approved binding 2030 target for renewables (32%) ...

This would be a minimum standard that each Member State would be required to respect.

So, for now, a special session seems unlikely, despite the complaints from House Democrats.

The European Commission proposed a binding overall 30% energy efficiency target with annual savings targets of 1.5% until 2030.

The European Parliament first called for a binding energy efficiency target in a resolution passed in December 2010.