"European Parliament resolution on the climate, energy & environmental State aid guidelines" europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document… "currently impossible for civil society to challenge State aid decisions taken by the Commission under Article 108(2) TFEU, which may contravene EU #law" #Loaded
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* "having regard to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention),"
* "having regard to Rule 132(2) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure"
* "whereas the list of energy-intensive sectors eligible for State aid has been reduced in the Commission’s draft CEEAG;"
* Calls on the Commission to align the different aid categories with the European Climate Law, thereby supporting a cost-effective and just transition to..."
"... climate neutrality and facilitating the phasing out of fossil fuels; stresses that this gradual phasing out should be accompanied by support possibilities for new less carbon-intensive technologies in accordance with the ‘do no significant harm’ principle" #nonukes
* "Welcomes the general objectives of extending the scope of the EEAG to cover new areas such as clean mobility, increasing flexibility & streamlining current rules; notes however, that more ambition is needed as regards State aid for climate, environmental protection, renewable"
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