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Partners :

• Partners at European level ;
• Partners at Regional level ;
• Partners at National level ;
• BISEness Council ;
• National Coordinators ;

Activities :

• International level ;
• National level ;

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Library :

• Newsletters ;
• BISE Memorandum / Grenoble Appeal ;
• 1st BISE Forum - Grenoble (FR) 2004 ;
• 2nd BISE Forum - Sofia (BG) 2005 ;
• 3rd BISE Forum - Riga (LV) 2006 ;
• 4th BISE Forum - Krakow (PL) 2007 ;
• Publications / Case Studies / National Reports / BISE National Coordinators Meeting Outputs  ;
• European Energy Legislation and Opinions ;
• Press Point ;
• Interview with Commissioner Piebalgs ;

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Better Integration for Sustainable Energy

BISE aims at encouraging the creation and strengthening of networks of towns and cities promoting energy efficiency in the New Member States, Candidate Countries, Western Balkan Countries and Ukraine.

It is a pan-European process that brings together local, national and European partners involved in energy efficiency in order to :
 reduce the gap between these countries and the former EU15 countries,
 accelerate the integration of the EU acquis,
 highlight the importance of municipalities and improve local capacities.

In practical terms, three key areas of action have been identified :
 hiring of energy managers in all municipalities
 improvement of energy management in municipal properties
 funding of municipal projects and networking activities

The BISE memorandum and the BISE 2nd Action Plan offer a more comprehensive presentation of this process.


The Future of BISE

Please download the discussion document here.