The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs spoke of a „great success“ and „ambitious targets“ after the energy ministers adopted their positions on the Renewable Energies Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive yesterday. However, the Council’s targets fell short in several respects of what the Commission and Parliament want to achieve in view of the current energy crisis. For example, the ambition for the industrial use of hydrogen was weakened. The usually rather reserved Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson voiced clear criticism. And Sven Giegold (Greens), state secretary in the BMWK, also said, „Things can really only get greener now.“ Manuel Berkel has the details.