Pressemitteilung: Connecting Europe Facility: boosting investment in the EU’s strategic infrastructure / • MEPs want a €91.28 billion budget, compared to Commission €81.42 billion proposal • Focus on cross-border actions, dual-use infrastructure, and decarbonisation • Exploit synergies and ensure more democratic oversight Parliament’s Energy and Transport Committees agreed to strengthen the 2028-2034 Connecting Europe Facility, EU’s main funding tool for key cross-border infrastructure projects. Adopted on Tuesday, with 101 votes in favour, one against and 17 abstentions, the text proposes a set of rules that would govern the third generation Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme. (....)