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Buildings Directive: EU Parliament votes for climate-neutral building stock by 2050

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By Lukas Knigge

Published: March 12th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Building renovations in Budapest.
The European Parliament votes in favor of the Buildings Directive with a comfortable majority. It stipulates that new buildings must be climate-neutral from 2030. There was resistance from parts of the EPP group.

The European Parliament confirmed the trilogue result on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in Strasbourg on Tuesday. 370 MEPs voted in favor, 199 against and 46 abstained.

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