The European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) largely rejected (54 votes against, 17 in favour and 2 abstentions) on Wednesday 22 January a motion to object to the fourth list of projects of common interest (PCIs), thus approving the list as proposed by the European Commission (see EUROPE B12361A12) and ignoring criticism from NGOs.
This result was welcomed by the EPP group, which believes that keeping gas projects on the list is necessary for the energy...