22/02/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 21 February, the European Parliament's energy committee approved the political agreement concluded on 19 December 2017 with the EU Council on the revised directive on energy performance in buildings (see EUROPE 11929), thus paving the way for its adoption in plenary in April. The improvements to the text that were agreed in trialogue include measures to strengthen the energy performance of new buildings, accelerate the pace of renovation of...