EU stimulus plan to include funds for energy savings
Thursday, April 23, 2009
After weeks of wrangling, EU lawmakers and member-state representatives have struck an agreement on a €5 billion European recovery plan, which will include substantial funding for energy projects considered vital to Europe's security of supply. At their meeting Thursday (16 April), the Czech EU Presidency and the Parliament's negotiators endorsed the list of eligible projects agreed by EU heads of state and government in March.The plan, which initially reserved funds for flagship ...