Written question – Proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Pesaro, Italy – E-002065/2025

Question for written answer  E-002065/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Carola Rackete (The Left)

In view of the ongoing construction approval for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Pesaro (Italy), which has been granted on a site classified as high-risk (R4 floodplain, seismic zone with sand liquefaction, and proximity to homes and schools), and considering that the project was approved without a full set of environmental and safety documents, including an updated internal emergency plan, hydrogeological assessment and cumulative risk modelling:

• 1.Is the Commission aware of this case?
• 2.Will the Commission assess whether Italy is in breach of the EU precautionary principle (Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), the Seveso III Directive[1] (2012/18/EU), and the Aarhus Convention in relation to this and similar projects authorised via the Simplification Decree (DL 76/2020)?

Submitted: 22.5.2025

• [1] Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2012/18/oj.