translate English to German: The countries in question may participate in the ALTENER II programme, which is a programme to promote the use of new sources of energy, and in the SAVE II programme, which concerns energy efficiency. We should also point out that this opportunity has been exploited on a large scale in the SAVE II programme, participation in which has been decided by the competent Association Council.
Die betreffenden Länder können am Programm ALTENER II teilnehmen, das ein Programm zur Förderung der Nutzung neuer Energien ist, und am Programm SAVE II, über dessen Beteiligung im zuständigen Assoziationsrat entschieden worden ist.