Traduction de «Augmentation des prix de l'énergie » (Français → Anglais) :

9. Stresses that, far from impeding economic development, the Kyoto Protocol anticipates the need for changes in investment strategies as an inevitable result of the increasing cost of fossil fuels; notes that, moreover, it provides an international framework within which the exchange of new production methods, new technologies and best practice, particularly in emerging and less-developed countries, should be encouraged;

10. Stresses the importance of a comprehensive analysis of rising food prices, taking into account rising energy prices for end consumers, stronger weather phenomena and increased demand for energy owing to the increased global population, and calls on the Commission to investigate further the possible link between high food prices and rising energy prices, in particular for fuel; further stresses that steps must be taken to reduce the dependence of agriculture on fossil energy sources by using energy more efficiently and developing energy-saving systems of cultivation; ...[+++]

9. Is worried about the upward pressure of higher energy prices on consumer prices, increasing the harmonised index of consumer prices inflation to 2,3% in the euro zone and the EU, points out the increase in industrial producer prices by 5,9% in July 2006 in the euro zone while secondary effects of the surge in oil prices on wages continue to be largely absent with moderate wage increases; expresses its concerns about the negative effects of oil price increases on household demand due to reduced disposable income;

2006 was a remarkable year, with growth driven by domestic demand thanks to an improved labour market situation (3 million jobs created of which 2 million in the euro area). This allowed the EU economy to weather energy prices that reached record levels in the summer, tighter monetary conditions and a slowdown in the United States. Such developments bode well for 2007. On the inflation front, while higher energy costs pushed up consumer prices to 2.2% last year in both the EU and the euro area, inflation is expected to decline to 1.8% in 2007 in the euro area (2.0% in the EU) on the back of lower oil prices and a relatively limited impac ...[+++]t of the German VAT hike.

Loyola de Palacio tackles oil price dilemma and calls for a deeper international co-operation Speaking at the International Energy Forum taking place in Amsterdam, European Commission Vice-President Loyola de Palacio addressed the steady growth of oil prices.

Energy prices and indirect tax increases have been the main drivers of consumer price inflation in recent quarters, while underlying domestic price pressures were held back by the economic slowdown.