MEPs at the plenary session on Thursday 17 September approved an own-initiative report by Ciarán Cuffe (Greens/EFA, Ireland) calling for maximisation of the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock.
“Today the European Parliament sent a strong signal to the Commission of what is expected in the upcoming Renovation Wave [a Commission initiative scheduled for 14 October]”, Cuffe said after the vote.
According to Cuffe, renovating Europe's building stock “will...