According to the report, the European Union wastes more than 20 % of its energy due to inefficiency and, if the saving objective of 20 % were met, the EU would use about 400 Mtoe (million tonnes of oil equivalent) less primary energy and the CO2 emissions reduction would be about 860Mt.
Sociāldemokrātu grupas (PES) priekšsēdētājs Martin SCHULZ (Vācija) piekrita viedoklim, ka Tuvo Austrumu problēmu nav iespējams atrisināt militārā ceļā, ka arī tam, ka ASV jaunā prezidenta komanda dod jaunas cerības.