00:01The European Parliament is pushing for tougher EU-wide deadlines and automatic approvals to speed up energy infrastructure.
00:09EU lawmakers are negotiating new permitting rules designed to cut years of delays, sometimes up to 10 years,
00:16that have held back renewable energy, electricity grids, storage and other infrastructure needed for the bloc's energy transition.
00:24The Parliament's position is more rigid than the Commission, wanting distribution projects to be approved within one year and transmission
00:31projects within two years.
00:33The Commission and Member States propose a maximum two-year authorization period for both.
00:39This could set the stage for a clash with EU countries seeking more flexibility over how their national permitting systems
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00:46The sharper dispute is over what happens when authorities miss those deadlines.
00:52The two sides also disagree on how much priority energy projects should get over other public interests, like cultural heritage
00:59or environmental protection,
01:01and on whether countries need a single standardized contact point for developers.
01:07Parliament wants EU rules to make missed deadlines costly and approvals more predictable,
01:12while EU governments want to accelerate projects without giving Brussels or the automatic approval mechanism too much power over national
01:19permitting decisions.
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