Amendment of Directive on Environmental Impact Assessment will lead to higher quality of assessment, streamlining of procedures and mainstreaming of decision-making process

In the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER I) the Member States voted in favor of the final compromise text, as agreed by the Lithuanian EU Council Presidency in negotiations with the European Parliament on the Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, known as ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ (EIA) Directive. …