# Towards a European charter on the rights of energy consumers

European Parliament procedure 2008/2006(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee IMCO / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 88 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2008-04-14 and 2008-04-16.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns a European charter on the rights of energy consumers. The amendments debate giving the Charter binding force or incorporating it into electricity and gas directives, energy poverty and affordable access for low-income consumers, transparent prices and comparable invoices, smart meters, the role and powers of national regulators, information on the energy mix and carbon dioxide emissions, and protection for households and SMEs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edit HERCZOG | Hungary | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28155.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Nickolay MLADENOV | Bulgaria | PPE-DE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38607.md |
| Mia DE VITS | Belgium | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28259.md |
| Emmanouil ANGELAKAS | Greece | PPE-DE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39316.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |
| Christian EHLER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28226.md |
| Herbert REUL | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28225.md |
| Eluned MORGAN | United Kingdom | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2171.md |
| Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ | Slovakia | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28173.md |
| Anni PODIMATA | Greece | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39317.md |
| Fiona HALL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28477.md |
| Nikolaos VAKALIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28573.md |
| Ivo BELET | Belgium | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28257.md |
| Heide RÜHLE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4294.md |

## Official source documents

- PE404.648: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-404.648+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE405.734: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-405.734+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2006-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2006-INI.json

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