Trans-European energy networks: guidelines

 The committee adopted the report by Anne LAPERROUZE (ALDE, FR) amending the Council's common position on the directive on Trans European Energy Networks under the 2nd reading of the codecision procedure. The amendments were the result of a compromise agreed in informal meetings with the Council, with a view to completing the procedure at second reading and avoiding conciliation. The committee reinstated two important elements included in the Commission's proposal - and supported by Parliament at first reading - which the Council had deleted, namely, the declaration of projects of European interest and the European Coordinator. It accordingly reintroduced, in slightly modified form, the relevant parts of the text from the Commission's original proposal, and retabled a few amendments adopted by Parliament at first reading.