Σχετικά με τον κατ’ εξουσιοδότηση κανονισμό της Επιτροπής, της 1ης Δεκεμβρίου 2025, για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) 2022/869 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου όσον αφορά τον ενωσιακό κατάλογο έργων κοινού ενδιαφέροντος και έργων αμοιβαίου ενδιαφέροντος
B-10-2026-0179
εξ ονόματος της Ομάδας Verts/ALE · Rapporteur: Marie Toussaint, Vicent Marzà Ibáñez, Ville Niinistö, Maria Ohisalo, Lena Schilling, Benedetta Scuderi
- Voted on · Rejected 79–528–20 · See the decision →
- Full procedure 2025/3009
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Parliament objects to the Commission's delegated regulation updating the EU list of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest, saying it does not prioritize renewables and electrification, includes fossil fuel projects linked to corruption, human rights abuses and war, and lacks transparency.¶¶¶ It calls on the Commission to submit a new delegated act avoiding infrastructure for fossil fuels, ensuring compatibility with the Paris Agreement, and to inform the Commission that the regulation cannot enter into force.¶¶
Key points
- Parliament objects to the delegated regulation because the list does not give sufficient priority to renewables and electrification, with less than 45% of projects related to electrification and only one to flexibility.¶¶
- The list includes large-scale fossil hydrogen and CO2 transport projects that lock in fossil fuel dependence, incompatible with the Paris Agreement and climate goals.¶¶
- Hydrogen-ready projects may carry blended fossil gas and fossil hydrogen until 2029, risking lock-in; 108 hydrogen infrastructure projects are included, many likely to transport blended fossil gas.¶¶
- CCS and CCU are less efficient or riskier than efficiency and direct electrification; CO2 storage should be limited to unavoidable industrial emissions; the list includes 17 CO2 transport projects.¶
- The Melita TransGas pipeline between Malta and Italy is linked to ElectroGas, whose beneficial owner is accused of complicity in the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and corruption.¶¶
- The EastMed pipeline poses environmental risks to the Mediterranean and risks escalating tensions and military conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean, including with Turkey and regional conflicts.¶¶
- The list includes projects that may reduce funding for fighting energy poverty; in 2024 about 42 million Europeans could not heat their homes adequately.¶
- The list contains outdated and environmentally harmful projects opposed by local communities, such as the Kaunertal storage expansion that would destroy 90 hectares of alpine wetlands.¶
- Governance of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest lacks transparency and accountability, with ACER criticizing the methodology and conflicts of interest among gas network operators.¶¶¶
- Parliament calls on the Commission to submit a new delegated act avoiding any infrastructure used directly or indirectly for transporting fossil fuels that may be linked to corruption, human rights abuses and war, or that is outdated and environmentally harmful.¶
Who is affected
- The Commission must withdraw the delegated regulation and submit a new one; the regulation cannot enter into force.¶¶
- Project promoters of fossil fuel infrastructure, including hydrogen and CO2 pipelines, may lose EU funding and support.¶¶
- Local communities and environments affected by projects like the Kaunertal expansion and EastMed pipeline would be protected.¶¶
Figures and deadlines
- less than 45% of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest concern electrification¶
- only one project concerns flexibility
- 0.5% of total hydrogen production in the EU was renewable in 2024¶
- 108 hydrogen infrastructure projects are included in the list¶
- 17 CO2 transport projects are included¶
- 400 million EUR estimated cost of the Melita TransGas pipeline¶
- 85 million EUR compensation for ElectroGas when the pipeline operates
- 42 million Europeans (9.2% of EU population) could not heat their homes adequately in 2024¶
Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶