Brussels, 02/06/2022 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) on Thursday 2 June easily adopted (67 votes in favour, 3 against and 6 abstentions) the provisional agreement reached with the Council of the European Union on the proposed regulation on gas storage. The agreement maintains the European Commission’s target that underground gas storage facilities on the territory of the Member States should be filled to at least 80% of their capacity by the winter of 2022/2023 and 90% by the following winter periods. It also includes provisions on burden sharing between Member States and on stock certification (see EUROPE 12956/1). Before the regulation enters into force, the provisional agreement still needs to be approved by the Parliament’s plenary session (vote scheduled for the mini-plenary on 22-23 June) and by the Council of the EU. The Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) had given their green light on 25 May. (DG)