For the purpose of adapting the comparative methodology framework to national circumstances, Member States should determine the estimated economic lifecycle of a building and/or building element, the appropriate cost for energy carriers, products, systems, maintenance, operational and labour costs, primary energy conversion factors, and the energy price developments on this point to be assumed for fuels used in their national context for energy used in buildings, taking into account the information provided by the Commission.

L. whereas the EU lacks the tools to anticipate the evolution of world market prices and is too dependent on forecasts delivered by third countries, such as the USA,

M. whereas the EU lacks the tools to anticipate the evolution of world market prices and is too dependent on forecasts delivered by third countries, such as the USA,

L. whereas the EU lacks the tools to anticipate the evolution of world market prices and is too dependent on forecasts delivered by third countries, such as the USA,

20. Requests that Member States in the euro area strengthen the effective coordination of economic and financial policy, in particular by developing a coherent common strategy within the Eurogroup; points out that such a coherent common strategy should include the coordination of the schedule for the budgetary procedure and draft budgets on the basis of common assumptions on economic developments, the future exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar and the potential development of energy prices; supports the proposal of the Commission to demand medium-term framework programmes from Member States for their economic and financial ...[+++] policies and to control their implementation; underlines that every Member State must take responsibility for tackling structural reforms and improving its competitiveness in a cooperative manner so that trust in and acceptance of the euro is maintained;

14. Calls on the ECB to keep a careful eye on possible risks to stability, such as trends in energy prices, the euro exchange rate and share and real estate prices, while at the same time, taking account of a possible easing of pressure as a result of increased efficiency in the field of the "new economy" and improvements in price transparency and market liberalisation (particularly in energy, transport and telecommunications);