On Wednesday 24 November, a report by Hildegard Bentele (EPP, Germany) calling for increased exploitation and the opening up of mining and extraction activities on European territory to ensure greater autonomy for Europe was adopted by 543 votes to 52, with 94 abstentions.
Apart from an amendment tabled by the EPP, which was supported, the text remained unchanged from that voted in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) (see EUROPE B12800A5). At a time when tensions over...