European Commissioner For Energy German Guenther Oettinger Gives a Press Briefing As the Commission Adopts Lists of 'Projects of Common Interest' in Energy Infrastructure at the Eu Headquarters in Brussels Belgium 14 October 2013 Commission Unveils Lists of 250 Infrastructure Projects That May Qualify For 5 85 Billion Euros of Funding These 'Projects of Common Interest' (pci) Will Benefit From Accelerated Licensing Procedures and Improved Regulatory Conditions and May Have Access to Financial Support From the Connecting Europe Facility Under Which a 5 85 Billion Euros Budget Has Been Allocated to Trans-european Energy Infrastructure For the Period 2014-20 This Will Help Them Get Implemented Faster and Make Them More Attractive to Investors Once Completed the Projects Will Help Member States to Integrate Their Energy Markets Enable Them to Diversify Their Energy Sources and Help Bring an End to the Energy Isolation of Some Member States They Will Also Enable the Grid to Uptake Increasing Amounts of Renewables and Consequently Help Reduce Co2 Emissions Belgium Brussels