ENVI Committee: MEPs adopt draft rules regarding fast-tracking environmental assessments (Omnibus 8)

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MEPs adopted the draft report regarding the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on speeding up environmental assessments, as part of the Environmental Omnibus (Omnibus 8), by 36 votes in favour and 35 against, with 11 abstentions, during an ENVI Committee ordinary meeting, held in Brussels on 4 November 2026.

This proposal aims to “reduce procedural delays in the planning and permit-granting across the European Union by streamlining the application of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) requirements”.

While the Commission proposed deadlines for individual steps of the procedure, MEPs want to add an overall limit. “The complete environmental assessment and screening of a project should take no more than 300 days, not counting the time…

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