The European Parliament voted, on Thursday 14 September, by 366 votes to 186, with 18 abstentions, in favour of opening interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues) with the EU Council on the proposed reform of the electricity market.
The mandate was approved on 19 July by Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and supported by the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe and Greens/EFA political groups.
However, several MEPs in these groups, as well as the ECR and The Left...