MEPs confirm ETS ambitions

摘要

The negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers will continue apace in coming weeks to try to reach an agreement on the controversial dossier on the inclusion of aviation in the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). The European Parliament's Environment Committee adopted, on 27 May, a report by Peter Liese (EPP-ED, Germany) which takes up most of the first reading amendments rejected by the Council of Ministers. The plenary session vote is planned for July and, lacking a compromise between the two institutions by then, no doubt the dossier will have to continue its path through the conciliation procedure. Before the press, Peter Liese did not hide that these negotiations would be arduous. A first informal trilogue is programmed for 4 June. The day before, the Parliament is organising a hearing which will gather all the actors concerned.