Despite attempts by the EPP, ECR and ID groups to pave the way for further amendments, on Tuesday 12 March, MEPs validated the provisional political agreement with the Council of the EU on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) (393 votes in favour, 173 against and 49 abstentions). They also approved the Interinstitutional Agreement on the corollary proposal for a regulation on the ‘Emissions Portal’ (506 votes in favour, 85 against and 25 abstentions) (see EUROPE...