To reduce the energy bill on the one hand and to stop being the most energy-consuming sector on the other.

These are the goals. The European Commission will invest more funds than ever before to finance projects whose main objective is to improve the energy efficiency of public and private buildings and even entire neighbourhoods and districts.

Project development support services will mainly target households and homeowners’ associations to «increase comfort and reduce energy bills».

The EU should be a good example of the effective use of public funds: every euro spent from the European Commission in recent years has attracted an additional €40 in investments, supporting lower energy bills, improved living conditions and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.