Abstract
This article focuses on the development and current situation of renewable energy sources in a sphere of Energy law. Energy is a key sector in the European Community which becomes increasingly integrated both politically and economically.
Renewable energy sources have nowadays a great importance and big volume of legislation highly affects member states of the European Union. Article concerns the development of Renewable Energy policy in European Union and stress importance of many strategic documents which laid down the foundation of European Energy law legislation.
Article also deals with new EU directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources. This directive establish a common framework for the use of energy from renewable energy sources primarily in order to limit greenhouse gas emissions and to promote cleaner transport.
Other part of this article concerns legislative measures to promote renewable energy sources in Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.