The European Parliament rejected by a large majority (177 votes in favour, 497 against and 22 abstentions) on Wednesday 9 March a motion to object to the fifth list of priority cross-border energy infrastructure projects of the European Union, known as ‘projects of common interest’ (PCIs).
The PCI status allows these projects to benefit from accelerated authorisation procedures and to become eligible for European funding under the ‘Connecting Europe Facility’ (CEF).
The inclusion of...