The EU will review the whole body of energy law as it seeks to slash “totally unacceptable” waiting times to acquire permits for renewables projects, the bloc’s most senior energy official told Contexte in an interview .
Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen confirmed the re-evaluation will encompass environmental directives designed to protect birds and natural habitats — sensitive legislation whose amendment, he said, will be “controversial”.
A leaked draft circulating within the EU’s Council of member states, dated 28 April and…