Energy security : EP rejects Saudargas’ report

The report penned by Lithuanian Algirdas Saudargas (EPP) on the EU’s energy security strategy was approved by the Committee on Energy (ITRE) with 42 votes in favour, 13 against and four abstentions, but - quite unexpectedly - it fared quite differently in plenary, on 10 June in Strasbourg. This came as a surprise because a majority of MEPs felt it was a balanced report – stressing the need to reduce dependence on Russian gas and increase the internal production of…