16/05/2022 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the European Union formally adopted the revision of the EU regulation on the selection of priority trans-European energy infrastructure projects (high-voltage lines, gas pipelines, energy storage facilities, etc.) (TEN-E) on Monday 16 May at a meeting of Member States’ foreign ministers. This step finalises the legislative procedure launched on 15 December 2020 with the revision proposal presented by the European Commission (see EUROPE 12623/3). The aim of this was to align the TEN-E Regulation with the new EU climate targets. While the agreement reached between the co-legislators retained the Commission’s proposal to end support for new oil projects under TEN-E, it introduced derogations from this principle in relation to fossil gas (see EUROPE 12859/14, 12854/14). The new regulation will now be published in the Official Journal of the EU and enter into force. (DG)