What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

Added:level that are not eligible for funding under Regulation (EU) 2021/1153, Member States

Added:shall consider assistance under a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the

Added:Council establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion,

Added:agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime, prosperity and security for the period 2028-

Added:2034 [COM(2025)0565 - 2025/0240(COD)]. Where grid constraints are identified,

Added:investments in electrification - renewable energy or demand shall be accompanied by

Added:adequate investment in electricity networks. This also applies to outermost regions within

Added:the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, which face structural energy isolation from the

Added:European grid. Member States shall ensure that the specific investment needs of outermost

Added:regions in electricity infrastructure are duly taken into account when defining their

Added:National and Regional Partnership Plans.

Added:The specific criteria set out in Article 4(3) of this Regulation and the parameters set out in

Added:Article 4(5) of this Regulation shall apply for the purpose of establishing award criteria for

Added:Union financial assistance under Regulation (EU) 2021/1153. For projects of common interest

Added:falling under Article 27 of this Regulation, in addition to the requirements provided by Article

Added:21(2), the criteria of market integration, security of supply, competition and sustainability

Added:shall apply.

Added:Where the implementation of a project of common interest referred to in Annex I faces a

Added:persistent delay in excess of 18 months, due to a lack of regulatory or administrative

Added:approval which is primarily attributable to one hosting Member State, the remaining host

Added:Member State(s) affected by that delay shall be granted priority status in the evaluation of

Added:other applications for Union financial assistance for projects of common interest related to

Added:both Annex I and Annex II.

Added:That priority status shall be composed of a weighting premium during the award criteria

Added:scoring phase. The cumulative financial assistance granted under this preferential

Added:framework to the co-operating Member State(s) shall be capped at, and shall not exceed,

Added:the total financial allocation or estimated Union contribution initially provisioned for the

Added:delayed cross-border project.

Added:Final provisions

Added:1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

Added:2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(4), Article 11(6), Article 19(4) and Article 21(2a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from 23 June 2027. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

Added:3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3(4), Article 11(6), Article 19(4) and Article 21(2a) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

Added:4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.

Added:5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Added:6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3(4), Article 11(6), Article 19(4) and Article 21(2a) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

Added:By 30 June 2032, the Commission shall publish a report on the implementation of projects on

Added:the Union list and submit it to the European Parliament and the Council. That report shall

Added:provide an evaluation of:

Added:(a) the progress achieved in the planning, development, construction and commissioning of projects on the Union list, and, where relevant, delays in implementation and other difficulties encountered;

Added:(b) the funds engaged and disbursed by the Union for projects on the Union list, compared to the total value of funded projects on the Union list;

Added:(c) the progress achieved in terms of integration of renewable energy sources, including offshore renewable energy sources, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions through the planning, development, construction and commissioning of projects on the Union list;

Added:(d) for the electricity and hydrogen sectors, the evolution of the interconnection level between Member States, and the corresponding evolution of energy prices;

Added:(e) the permit-granting process and public participation, in particular:

Added:(i) the average and maximum total duration of the permit-granting process for projects on the Union list, including the duration of each step of the pre-application procedure, compared to the timing foreseen by the initial major milestones referred to in Article 10(9);

Added:(ii) best and innovative practices with regard to stakeholder involvement;

Added:(iii) best and innovative practices with regard to mitigation of environmental impacts, including climate adaptation, during permit-granting processes and project implementation;

Added:(iv) the effectiveness of the schemes provided for in Article 8(3) regarding compliance with the time limits set in Article 10(1) and (2);

Added:(v) the rate of digitalisation of permitting procedures;

Added:(f) regulatory treatment, in particular:

Added:(i) the number of projects of common interest, or bundles of projects, having been granted a cross-border cost allocation decision pursuant to Article 17;

Added:(ii) the number and type of projects of common interest which received specific incentives pursuant to Article 20;

Added:(g) the effectiveness of this Regulation in contributing to the Union targets for energy and climate and the achievement of climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest;

Added:(h) the improvement of physical and cyber security resilience of cross-border energy infrastructure;

Added:(i) the uptake of non-wire solutions in terms of number of projects and respective increase in grid capacity.

Added:By 30 June 2033, the Commission shall carry out a review of this Regulation, on the basis of

Added:the results of the reporting and evaluation provided for in Article 24 of this Regulation, as

Added:well as the monitoring, reporting and evaluation carried out pursuant to Articles 22 and 23 of

Added:Regulation (EU) 2021/1153.

Added:As part of that review, the Commission shall assess the need for, and feasibility of,

Added:establishing an Independent European System Planner under this Regulation. That