On Wednesday 15 December the European Parliament adopted by a large majority (526 votes in favour, 109 against and 62 abstentions) the draft own-initiative report by Seán Kelly MEP (EPP, Ireland) on the implementation of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) (2018/844).
While the average annual rate of renovation of buildings in the EU is currently around 1% per year, the Parliament’s resolution stresses in particular that renovations will have to be carried out at a...