On Wednesday 6 June, the European Commission presented its proposition for a regulation on the architecture of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the 2021-2027 period, by suggesting an increase of 47% in the envelope in current euro compared to the 2014-2020 period (29% in constant euro).
Emphasis will be on the environmental dimension and the Commission would like 60% of the budget (the proposed amount is €42.3 billion) to focus on achieving European Union environmental goals. This...