2012/2029(INI)
Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply 2012/2029(INI)
Lead committee dossier: ITRE/7/07420
| AFET | DEVE | ENVI | INTA | ITRE | |
| Lead Rapporteur | HERCZOG Edit (S&D) | ||||
| Opinion Rapporteur(s) | PALECKIS Justas Vincas (S&D) | NEUSER Norbert (S&D) | ZAHRADIL Jan (ECR) |
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2012/2029(INI) Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
Lead committee dossier: ITRE/7/07420
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Opinion | AFET | PALECKIS Justas Vincas (S&D) | |
| Opinion | DEVE | NEUSER Norbert (S&D) | |
| Opinion | ENVI | ||
| Opinion | INTA | ZAHRADIL Jan (ECR) | |
| Lead | ITRE | HERCZOG Edit (S&D) | CARVALHO Maria Da Graça (EPP), VĂLEAN Adina-Ioana (ALDE), TURMES Claude (Verts/ALE), SZYMAŃSKI Konrad (ECR) |
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- 2012/06/12 Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
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2012/06/11
Debate in Parliament
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2012/06/11
Prev DG PRES
- DG {u'url': u'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy/index_en.htm', u'title': u'Energy'}, OETTINGER Günther
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2012/05/16
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A7-0168/2012
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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the own-initiative report by Edit HERCZOG (S&D, HU) on engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: A strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply. Members note that the EUs dependence on energy imports is likely to increase over the next decade as its fossil fuel resources are depleted, despite increasing input from renewables, energy efficiency and research on energy technologies. Energy efficiency is key to reducing the EUs reliance on foreign energy, as the EU is spending more than EUR 400 billion a year on energy imports. Achieving the minimum 20% energy savings target will not only enhance our energy security but also reduce by at least EUR 50 billion a year the wealth transfer from EU economies to energy-producing countries. Internal energy market better coordination at EU level: Members stress (a) the need to ensure that cross-border energy infrastructure within the Union is fully developed, with the EU giving priority to investments in energy infrastructure; (b) the need for strong coordination between Member States policies and for joint action and solidarity in the field of external energy policy and energy security; (c) energy policy must be an integrated and prominent part of the common foreign policy and should be elaborated and implemented in synergy with other policies that have an external dimension. The committee stresses the need to increase resources for projects interlinking energy markets in the EU and to complete the European gas and electricity infrastructure networks by the end of 2015, in particular the Baltic interconnection plan, as set out in the EUs Third Energy Package. Members recall Parliaments request that plans be prepared for a European Energy Community involving strong cooperation on energy networks and European funding of new energy technologies. They also urge the Commission to bring forward a proposal to establish an Energy Observatory with the objectives of improving intelligence on energy import markets and enhancing analysis of export markets. The committee calls on the EU and Member States to ensure a connected internal energy market that can withstand external pressures and attempts to use energy supply and prices as a tool of foreign policy pressure. It believes that a fully functioning, interconnected and integrated European internal energy market can significantly enhance supply security even in the short term and that it is an essential element for a successful European external energy policy. The Commission and the EEAS must ensure that all the EUs agreements, especially partnership and cooperation agreements, fully comply with EU internal market rules and ensure reciprocity, a level playing field and transparency in order to provide a secure legal environment for EU investors in energy supply countries and transit countries. Members emphasise that the EU should aim for regulatory convergence with neighbouring countries willing to embrace its internal energy market rules, and stress the importance of the Energy Community. They call on the Commission to: · support the establishment of a comprehensive EU system of gas indexation based on gas market prices; develop an information sharing tool to collect and make available relevant data on the Member States and EU administrative and financial institutions energy programmes and projects in third countries; · monitor global energy markets and cooperate in this regard with Member States and international organisations such as the IEA, and to present a legal instrument for this purpose before the end of 2012. Members stress the need to establish an energy policy desk within the EEAS and to involve EU delegations in the conduct of energy diplomacy on the ground. Diversification enhanced security of European energy supply: Members stress that the EU Treaty calls for solidarity between Member States, and the Commission is asked to provide a clear definition of energy solidarity in order to ensure that it can be respected by all Member States. The committee also calls on the Commission to support research and development in the field of own-fuel resources, and to support the establishment of fuel supplies from diversified suppliers, sources of supply and fuel transmission lines to individual EU regions in order to ensure a minimum of two different sources of supply for each region, in accordance with the Commission communication on Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond. It emphasises the following: · action to diversify suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated ; · diversification should mean new non-Russian sources of oil, gas and electricity for those Member States which are overly dependent on this single supplier, since Russian gas accounts for between 48% and 100% in 12 of the 27 Member States, and therefore has a direct impact on the Unions energy security; · the importance of improving the interconnection of energy grids and completing the Euro-Mediterranean and Euro-Atlantic electricity and gas infrastructure rings and the Baltic energy market interconnection plan ; · action to increase internal production of renewable energy is critical to reducing the EUs dependence on imports of hydrocarbons ; · the importance of further extending the European Energy Community and setting up legal control mechanisms to deal with deficient acquis implementation; The report calls on the Commission to: · support the energy security clause to be included in trade, association and partnership and cooperation agreements with producer and transit countries, which would lay down a code of conduct and explicitly outline measures to be taken in the event of any unilateral change in terms by one of the partners; · draw up a comprehensive set of short-, medium- and long-term energy policy priorities in relations with its neighbours with a view to establishing a common legal area based on the acquis-related principles and norms of the internal market; Members take the view that with the development of new, unconventional energy technologies (oil sands and shale gas from Canada, the United States, Australia, Qatar, Brazil and Argentina, energy exploration in the Arctic region, and further exploitations in Iraq, Venezuela and Africa), new actors are emerging as possible future suppliers, and the EU should develop new energy partnerships in order to diversify its suppliers. Sustainability strengthened partnership with supplier countries and international organisations: the report states that the worlds increasing demand for energy and the high concentration of fossil fuel reserves in largely unstable and undemocratic countries makes the EU vulnerable and deeply undermines the development of credible, effective and consistent common European policies. EU energy partnerships and EU participation in global forums such as the G20 must be used to promote more sustainable energy policies in third countries. Furthermore, Members want to expand the links between the European energy network and neighbouring countries (the Western Balkans, Eastern neighbours, Caspian countries, North Africa and the Middle East) by building new interconnectors and promoting a wider regulatory area, extending EU environmental and safety standards as far as possible. On Russia, Members emphasise that in the EU-Russia energy dialogue, where the EU should speak with one voice, the dependent situation of the Central and Eastern European Member States should be taken into account as their energy supply security can only be guaranteed through the interconnection of EU-wide infrastructure. Crucial topics such as access to energy resources, networks and export markets, investment protection, reciprocity, crisis prevention and cooperation, a level playing field and the pricing of energy resources should be taken into account in the dialogue. Members want Russia to ratify the Energy Charter Treaty and call for the Energy Charter Treaty to be extended to more countries and for the participants at the Energy Charter Conference to work towards a negotiated settlement leading to the full acceptance of the principles of the Charter and its protocols by Russia. The committee goes on to note that sustainable energy is a key driver of development, and reiterate its call for a specific energy and development programme with particular focus on renewable, energy-efficient, small-scale and decentralised energy solutions and the promotion of capacity development and technology transfer in order to ensure local ownership. Furthermore, strategic energy partnerships should be developed between the EU and key third countries, such as the BRICS and countries whose energy consumption is growing rapidly, inter alia, in the following areas: (i) R&D cooperation on low-carbon technologies and innovation; (ii) investment in sustainable energy production; (iii) data-sharing on know-how transfer, including in the field of clean and renewable energy sources; (iv) promotion of energy efficiency and energy saving; (v) balancing of systems; (vi) smart grids, (vii) fusion research; (viii) clean coal technology and carbon capture and storage. Members particularly stress the need to improve cooperation on R&D&I with third countries with a view to tackling global challenges. The EU should work closely with major third-country exporters of biofuels to ensure that these alternative, clean energy options, which can contribute to diversification of supply, can be truly sustainable, and that indirect land-use change with negative consequences can be avoided. Members urge the Commission and the EU to: develop legally binding sustainability criteria aimed at preventing negative climate, environmental and social impacts from the production and use of biomass for energy; put in place a policy for sustainable biomass production and its use for energy purposes that meets the requirements of the climate change policy and is also consistent with the Unions development cooperation policy; draw up joint energy roadmaps with all the key energy suppliers and strategically important transit countries, and to establish partnerships with countries facing similar energy challenges and sharing similar values.
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A7-0168/2012
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- 2012/05/08 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- 2012/03/15 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2012/02/29
Deadline Amendments
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2012/02/16
EP officialisation
- 2011/12/20 Committee draft report
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2011/09/07
Date
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2011/09/07
Non-legislative basic document
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COM(2011)0539
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PURPOSE: to put forward suggestions with a view to drawing up an external energy policy. BACKGROUND: the EUs energy policy has three objectives: secure sustainable and competitive energy and its external dimension is crucial for all three. The EU imports over 60% of its gas and over 80% of its oil and faces growing competition for fossil fuel resources, including from emerging countries and energy producers themselves. The Energy 2020 strategy identified strengthening the external dimension of the EU energy policy as one of the key priorities in the coming years. The Member States, the European Parliament and European citizens have repeatedly called for the EU to speak with a common voice when it comes to external energy relations. A consistent and well coordinated external energy policy is also vital to the completion of the internal market and the delivery of key policy targets, including in international cooperation. A coherent, dynamic and pro-active external energy policy is vital to enable the EU and its Member States to establish a lead position in energy geopolitics, to effectively promote both EU and national energy interests beyond the EU's borders, and to contribute to the competitiveness of the European industry. CONTENT: to maximise this potential and to assert EU and Member State interests more effectively in changing world energy markets, this Communication proposes a number of strategic actions and objectives, in line with European Union interests. It suggests the drawing up of an external energy policy with the following priorities: 1) Building up the external dimension of the internal energy market: the EU energy market depends on high levels of imports to function, and therefore depends on free and transparent markets. In their absence, the EU is vulnerable to political and price volatility. Supply security in one part depends on security across the market as a whole. External energy policy needs to reflect the interconnectedness of the internal market and the interdependence of the EU Member States. The main objectives are the following: Coordination in the internal market: enhancing the influence of the EU and Member States: bilateral agreements of Member States with third countries have a significant impact on the development of energy infrastructure and energy supply to the EU. They must be in full compliance with EU legislation. The Commission therefore proposes, together with this Communication, a Decision setting up an information exchange mechanism on intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy. Furthermore, the leverage of the EU internal energy market should be better used to facilitate large-scale infrastructure projects linking the EU network to third countries, particularly ones with political, commercial or legal uncertainties. Network integration: diversification of supply sources and routes: the EU needs to expand and diversify links between the European network and neighbouring countries. In this perspective, it should: pursue the implementation of the key infrastructure projects defined in the Commission Communication on 'Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond'; diversify gas and oil supply sources and routes including by opening the Southern Corridor as a matter of urgency; promote viability and continuous functioning of the existing oil and gas infrastructure in the East and support the rehabilitation of the Ukrainian gas transmission network by 2020; develop a tri-partite cooperation at political and administrative level with Russia and Ukraine to ensure stable and uninterrupted gas supplies through the Eastern Corridor. Market integration with neighbouring states: the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy are committed to stepping up energy cooperation to improve market integration and energy security with European Neigbourhood policy partners. The aim is to achieve an integrated energy market with all countries of its neighbourhood based on regulatory convergence. However, a differentiated approach will be needed to build balanced partnerships reflecting the willingness of the countries to approximate their regulatory framework to the EU and, where relevant, to implement carbon pricing as an element of a level playing field for power producers. In this regard, the Commission suggests: stepping up energy cooperation with countries engaged in the EU accession process; deepening and extending the validity of the Energy Community Treaty beyond 2016, and focusing on effective implementation; proposing to partners a regional EU-Southern Mediterranean Energy Partnership initially focused on electricity and renewable energy market development in these countries by 2020 encouraging third countries to implement ambitious energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and carbon pricing, while ensuring a level playing field for the power sector. EU-Russia energy dialogue: Russia has a uniquely important role in Europe's energy market. Our common aim should be the increased convergence of the two energy markets. Our energy cooperation requires a new and strong legal base. Therefore, the negotiations on the New EU-Russia Agreement need to address crucial topics like access to energy resources, networks and export markets, investment protection, reciprocity, crisis prevention and cooperation, level playing field, and pricing of energy resources. Legal certainty is also needed on nuclear issues, where the Euratom-Russia nuclear cooperation agreement is currently under preparation. In the Baltic region, where it is necessary to synchronise the Baltic States' networks with the power system of the Union, the EU should work towards the conclusion of a technical agreement between the EU, Russia and Belarus on the rules for the management of electricity networks in the region. 2) Strengthening partnerships for secure, safe, sustainable and competitive energy: as a major energy consumer, importer and technology provider, the EU has an interest in the energy policy developments of its partners across the globe. It is in the EU strategic interest to build stable and long-term partnerships with its key suppliers and new potential suppliers, as well as consumer countries, including emerging economies. The EU has some of the world's highest standards of market transparency and regulation, as well as high standards of nuclear and oil and gas safety. Through international cooperation the EU can help other countries raise their standards. Lastly, a stable and predictable framework for trade and investment is vital: the EU should continue to include key principles for trade and investment such as non-discrimination and market access and make them enforceable through effective dispute settlement procedures both in bilateral agreements as well as in multilateral legal frameworks. These rules should be negotiated to suit the specific energy relations and interests of individual countries, or groups of countries. 3) Improving access to sustainable energy for developing countries: today, 1.4 billion people around the world, most of them in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, still lack access to electricity and 2.7 billion people still rely on traditional uses of biomass for cooking. The Commission's Green Paper on the EU development policy highlights how sustainable energy is a key driver of development. Energy plays a vital role in achieving Millenium Development Goals and is a key driver for poverty eradication and inclusive growth. Yet access to modern energy services remains one of the main challenges for sustainable development and is therefore at the heart of the Commission's development policies. In Africa, EU efforts should be fully mobilised to achieving the Joint EU-Africa Energy Partnership targets on access to modern energy services, regional interconnections and renewable energy. The EU Energy Initiative will be further expanded and adapted to take into account the global challenges such as climate change. 4) Better promoting EU policies beyond its borders: this would be mainly achieved by: setting up a Strategic Group for International Energy Cooperation; promoting concrete action on offshore drilling safety, nuclear safety and low emission development strategies in the G-8/G-20 energy agenda and cooperating with third countries to address the volatility of energy prices; exploiting further synergies with the International Energy Agency's work on energy forecasts, market analysis and technology collaboration; creating an information-sharing tool designed to gather and display relevant data on EU and Member States energy programmes and projects in third countries. The Commission considers that these priorities should be reflected in the work of the High Representative and the EEAS, giving EU Delegations in strategic partner countries an active role in their implementation. It invites the European Parliament and the Council to endorse the proposed approach and also looks forward to continuing the dialogue with all stakeholders to make the ambition of an EU external energy policy a reality.
- DG {u'url': u'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy/index_en.htm', u'title': u'Energy'}, OETTINGER Günther
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COM(2011)0539
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Documents
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2011)0539
- Committee draft report: PE474.010
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0168/2012
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0238/2012
Votes
A7-0168/2012 - Edit Herczog - § 55
2012/06/12
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 348 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 251 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| Against | 325 | 80 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 158 | 49 | 5 |
| Abstain | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
A7-0168/2012 - Edit Herczog - Résolution
2012/06/12
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 470 | 66 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 215 | 153 | 0 | 2 |
| Against | 86 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 0 |
| Abstain | 53 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
A7-0168/2012 - Edit Herczog - Resolution
2012/06/12
| Position | Total | ALDE | ECR | EFD | GUE/NGL | NI | PPE | S&D | Verts/ALE | correctional |
| For | 470 | 66 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 215 | 153 | 0 | 2 |
| Against | 86 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 0 |
| Abstain | 53 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2012/2029(INI) Engaging in energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders: strategic approach to secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply
2012/02/03
ITRE
182 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require single, effective and equitable actions from the European Union on the international stage, in particular by strengthening the external dimension of its energy policy, by increasing diversification, enhancing sustainable production and consumption, achieving ambitious climate objectives and by enhancing security of supply;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require single, effective and equitable actions from the European Union on the international stage, in particular by strengthening the external dimension of its energy policy and demonstrating a unified stance in external relations, by increasing diversification and by enhancing security of supply;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require single, effective, coordinated and equitable actions from the European Union on the international stage, in particular by strengthening the external dimension of its energy policy, by increasing diversification of energy sources, routes and supplies and by enhancing security of supply;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require single, effective and equitable actions from the European Union on the international stage, in particular by strengthening the external dimension of its energy policy, by increasing diversification in supply sources and routes, and by enhancing security of supply;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas, the current common global energy challenges require
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas with current trends global population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, global energy demand will increase by 40 % by 2030 and will be mainly in non-OECD countries and global competition for fossil fuel resources from emerging economies will intensify;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas, the EU's import dependency for energy is likely to increase further during the next decade due to depletion of internal fossil fuel resources,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas energy efficiency is key for reducing EU's foreign energy dept and increasing EU's geopolitical independence and energy security, as the EU is spending more than €400 billion per year to import energy. Whereas realising the minimum 20% energy savings target will not only enhance our energy security but also reduce by at least €50 billion per year the wealth transfer from EU economies to energy producing countries;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas it is important for the EU to give priority to securing and developing internal fossil fuel sources, especially the significant reserves recently discovered in the mediterranean sea, that would reduce European dependency on energy imports; whereas there are big opportunities for co-development and co-exploitation of of fossil fuel sources with EU neighbouring countries;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the EU imports about a quarter of its natural gas and one third of its oil needs from Russia, whereas at the same time Russia exports a little less than three quarters of its natural gas production and far more than 80% of its oil production to the EU, whereas this bears the potential of mutually beneficial partnerships;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU is
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU is
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU is becoming the major importer of fossil fuels, which on the one hand shows the EU increasing import dependency and vulnerability to external suppliers and transit countries, but on the other hand, gives the EU a considerable power as a major purchaser on global energy markets;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas, growing population and raising standards could push global energy demand up by 40% in 2030; Whereas the EUs high and increasing degree of import dependency calls for policies that reflect and address these facts;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas, energy sources should not be used for anything other than economic purposes, but in the absence of coordinated action by the EU, energy sources often become a political tool in the hands of third countries;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas a common external energy policy, based on solidarity, diversification and strategic cooperation also with the major energy consumer countries, as well as on the promotion of indigenous renewable energy sources, would create synergies towards ensuring security of supply for the European Union, would enhance the EU's capacity for action in foreign policy matters and its credibility as a global actor, including in the field of climate change;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, hostile takeover moves by non-
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, hostile takeover moves by non- transparent foreign entities in the EU energy market represent a threat which requires the strict application of EU competition rules in order to ensure a properly functioning internal market with diversified energy supply and prevent future crude oil and gas
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, opaque trading and hostile takeover moves by non-
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas some of the EU's energy suppliers have demonstrated that their national interests have priority over ensuring stable energy supplies to the EU;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, efforts to ensure security of supply exclusively at national level and to negotiate the prices of imported natural resources have proved to be insufficient and do not guarantee the long-term interests of all EU Member States or the lowest possible price;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas, Member States are becoming more and more interconnected hence efforts to ensure security of supply exclusively at national level have proved to be insufficient and do not guarantee the long-term interests of all EU Member States;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the Member States continue to act in the field of energy supply without taking into account common interests of the EU;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, the EU has set itself the objective of eliminating the isolation of the remaining Member States from European gas and electricity infrastructure networks by the end of 2015, whereas, maintaining the current heterogeneous supply pattern and import dependency among the Member States (
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, maintaining the current heterogeneous supply pattern and import dependency among the Member States (Western Member States: importing a lot but depending little on Russia, Eastern Member States: importing relatively little but depending a lot on Russia) would be dangerous, only the combination of an effective energy security system (complying to EU and IEA standards and jointly managed with the IEA) and a fully integrated European energy market whose functioning is based on solidarity can sufficiently address the challenges of security of energy supply;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, maintaining the current
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. Whereas relations in the field of energy require predictability, stability and long-term investments;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I b (new) Ib. Whereas the challenge of energy security is to alleviate uncertainties that give rise to tensions between states and to reduce market inefficiencies that hamper the benefits of trade, both for suppliers and consumers;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I c (new) Ic. Whereas the Arctic region contains an estimated one-third of the mean estimate of the world's undiscovered gas and 13 percent of undiscovered oil;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies and joint action in the field of energy security, transparency and full implementation of the internal energy market; calls for ensuring that cross-border energy infrastructure is properly developed so that no member state remains an energy island within the EU market; on this way balanced energy supplies from different sources and routes would move freely across the EU and would enable additional competition while ensuring security and diversification of supply, as well as other positive externalities for the EU;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need for ensuring that cross-border energy infrastructure within the Union is fully developed and strong coordination between Member States' policies and joint action in the field of energy security, transparency and full implementation of the internal energy market; emphasisis the need to achieve a balanced flow of energy supplies from different sources and routes that move freely across the EU;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies and for joint action in the field of e
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies and joint action in the field of energy security, transparency and full implementation of the internal energy market in line with the long term energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies and joint action in
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the need for strong coordination between Member States' policies
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that, taking into account both the current economical conditions and the aim of achieving a truly single EU energy market, EU should give priority to those investments on energy infrastructure which allow for gradual increase of capacities under marginal investment costs. Thus, the EU single market would benefit from an optimised use of the energy infrastructure while ensuring and promoting security of supply, competitiveness and sustainability on a cost-effective way;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Agrees with the proposals made by the November 2011 EU Energy Council concerning a strengthening of the coordination of the external dimension of EU energy policy, especially regarding consistent positions for high level meetings within the framework of international organisations such as IRENA, IPEEC and UN, where positions are to be coordinated and in line with the EU energy and climate objective;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls the Parliament's request that plans be prepared for a European Energy Community involving strong cooperation on energy networks and European funding of new energy technologies in order to overcome the fragmentation of European energy policy and give the Union a strong international voice in its energy relations;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Urges the Commission to come forward with a legal proposal to establish an Energy Observatory with the objectives of creating a better intelligence on energy import markets and an enhanced analysis of export markets;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is of the opinion that a fully functioning, interconnected and integrated European internal energy market is an essential element for a successful European external energy policy
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is of the opinion that a fully functioning, interconnected and integrated European internal energy market can significantly enhance supply security even in the short term and it is an essential element for a successful European external energy policy and vice versa, thus the EU external energy policy and the bilateral agreements of the Member States must be in full compliance with EU legislation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the proper functioning of the internal market requires that the energy imported into the Union
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the proper functioning of the internal market requires that the energy imported into the Union from third countries is fully governed by the internal energy market rules, therefore, with the aim of setting up a single regulatory system that guarantees stability, the EU must strive to persuade energy-exporting countries to embrace the EU's internal energy market rules;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the strength resulting from the integration of the internal energy market should be fully exploited by combining the means, expertise and capabilities of Member States and of the EU; calls, therefore, for increased transparency and more EU involvement in negotiations of agreements between Member States and third countries as these agreements could also impact on the functioning of the EU internal energy market; in order to ensure compliance with treaties, transparency and reduce the risk of manipulation, considers that decisions about when there should be negotiations with third countries at EU level should be assessed on the basis of the impact of the relevant treaties on the functioning of the EU internal market;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the strength resulting from the integration of the internal energy market should be fully exploited by combining the means, expertise and capabilities of Member States and of the EU; calls, therefore, for increased transparency and more EU involvement in negotiations of agreements between Member States and third countries as these agreements could also impact on the functioning of the EU internal energy market; supports the Commission in its moves towards greater transparency and sharing of information between Member States and calls for the increase use of existing competition measures to ensure EU law is not circumvented;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the strength resulting from the integration of the internal energy market and infrastructure should be fully exploited by combining the means, expertise and capabilities of Member States and of the EU; calls, therefore, for increased transparency and more EU involvement in negotiations of agreements between Member States and third countries as these agreements could also impact on the functioning of the EU internal energy market
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the additional responsibilities in the field of energy of the European Parliament according to Article 194 of the TFEU and insists on an adequate implication in all information and consultation processes also relating to external energy policy; underlines in this respect that data sharing on collective actions, programmes and projects undertaken by the EU, its financial institutions or other community entities should include the European Parliament;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the accession of the Republic of Moldova and of Ukraine as well as Armenia's and Georgia's observer status in the Energy Community which will contribute to improving the regional energy cooperation through a better regulatory framework for future partnerships between the EU and those partner countries;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Renews Parliament's call for international energy projects to be governed by transparent intergovernmental agreements at Member State or Union level; stresses that basing energy projects solely on commercial agreements risks both investors' protection and the full respect of the internal market rules;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for greater synergy between EU trade and energy policy in line with strategic documents on energy policy cooperation with non-EU partners, including the Energy 2020 strategy and the Commission communication on the security of energy supply and international cooperation;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines that strengthening the external dimension of the EU’s energy policy is of key importance in terms of both increasing the EU’s energy security and the EU’s trade relations with third countries; emphasises the need to build a stable framework for energy and raw materials cooperation with our strategic trading partners which complies fully with the regulations governing the internal energy market;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is of the opinion that improved coordination between Member States themselves and between Member States and the Commission should enable Member States to fully benefit from the political and economic weight of the Union;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is of the opinion that improved coordination between Member States themselves and between Member States and the Commission should enable Member States to
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Supports the Council proposal to analyse the functioning of the Energy Community Treaty as well as the establishment of a roadmap allowing the accelerated modernisation of energy sectors; calls for more emphasis to be placed to the implementation of reforms and technologies such as smart grids to boost the integration of renewable energy and increase energy efficiency; hence Supports ideas to give new impulse to the Energy Charter Treaty and proposes the introduction of strategic partnerships to this end; repeats that the social and dimension of the treaty must be developed to effectively tackle problems such as energy poverty and corruption;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to underline the importance of the Energy Charter Conference and the need to support it, in order to make better use of the Energy Charter’s potential in key areas such as trade, transit, investments and dispute resolution, including inter alia by extending the Energy Charter Treaty to countries which have not signed and/or ratified it;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that every Member State should publish and submit to Eurostat its average bilateral import price for natural gas, at least on a quarterly basis, with a time lag of not more than two quarters;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for the Energy Community Treaty Secretariat to Provide programmes and funds for civil society organizations to participate in sharing information and observing the work of ECTS; to strengthens their expert profile in terms of the level and number of staff engaged in renewable energy, energy efficiency, smart grids, energy poverty, calculation of externalities on a programme and project basis and energy sustainability; Furthermore to provide a series of studies in relation to the sustainability of energy networks, implementation issues related to smart grids, the poverty impact and amelioration mechanisms of the single energy market;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Member States and the Commission to hold regular exchanges
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Commission to hold regular exchanges with the Member States, notably through the proposed Strategic Group for International Energy Cooperation, on priorities and activities of the EU and Member States' in the field of external energy strategy at
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that the effectiveness of the proposed measures by the European Commission could be enhanced by prioritising them, by establishing time frames and action plans indicating the progress achieved and deadlines;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that ensuring coherence among the horizontal objectives expressed in the Lisbon Treaty is crucial for the EU external energy policy; calls on timely communication to the European Parliament about projects of EU priority;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Member States not to engage in contracts on energy or energy related technology supply with third countries which violate the interests of another Member State of the Union;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to coordinate positions for meetings of international energy organisations and initiatives in order to increase EU influence in these frameworks;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that regular discussions should be held on the challenges faced by the EU external energy policy during formal and informal meetings of Energy Ministers in the Council with the involvement of the High Representative, the Commissioner and their relevant services; believes that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy should give strong diplomatic support to the EU's energy policy, with the aim of enhancing energy security;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that regular discussions should be held on the challenges faced by the EU external energy policy during formal and informal meetings of Energy Ministers in the Council with the involvement of the High Representative, the Commissioner and their relevant services. These meetings should be used as well to coordinate a common European position on energy matters to be defended in International Organizations;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that regular discussions should be held on the challenges faced by the EU external energy policy during formal and informal meetings of the Energy
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that regular discussions should be held on the challenges faced by the EU external energy policy during formal and informal meetings of Energy Ministers in the Council with the involvement of the High Representative, the Commissioner and their relevant services; calls for the European Parliament to be regularly informed and consulted;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is of the opinion that, owing to the EU’s considerable power as a purchaser of energy resources, an energy-purchasing group needs to be established which would negotiate the price of energy resources on behalf of the EU, particularly when purchasing gas from monopolistic suppliers for the most isolated regions of the EU from an energy point of view, such as the Baltic region, whose competitiveness is significantly reduced by higher gas prices than elsewhere in the EU;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is of the opinion that, where an infrastructure project of strategic importance affects the security of energy supply for the EU as a whole, the Council should consider granting the Commission a negotiating mandate to conduct the negotiations, such a mandate should also be considered in case of other intergovernmental agreements considered to have a significant impact on the EU's
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is of the opinion that, where an infrastructure project of strategic importance affects the security of energy supply for the EU as a whole, the Council should consider granting the Commission a
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is of the opinion that, where an infrastructure project of strategic importance affects the security of energy supply for the EU as a whole, the Council should consider granting the Commission a negotiating mandate to conduct the negotiations, such a mandate should also be considered in case of other intergovernmental agreements considered to have a significant impact on the EU's general energy policy objectives and the price of imported natural resources;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to monitor global energy markets
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls the Commission to support the establishment of a comprehensive EU system of gas indexation based on gas market prices, so as to enable all EU gas trading companies to trade with external gas suppliers in a more fair and predictable manner, independently of the oil prices and to further foster competition on EU internal gas market;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stress that the treaty calls for solidarity between Member States which should be part of both the daily work and crisis scenarios of internal and external energy policy; asks the Commission to give a clear definition to "energy solidarity" in order to ensure its respect by all Member States;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels may have significant effects on the independence of its decision-making in other policy areas, only a transition towards environmentally sound energy supply and energy efficiency and interconnection, interdependence and solidarity among Member States can counterbalance this unfavourable phenomenon;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels may have significant effects on the independence of its decision-making in other policy areas, only
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels may have significant effects on the independence of its decision-making in other policy areas, only interconnection
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels will undermine its political leverage and may have significant effects on the independence of its decision-making in other policy areas, only interconnection, interdependence and solidarity among Member States can counterbalance this unfavourable phenomenon;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels may have significant effects on the independence of its decision-making in other policy areas
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Reaffirms the fact that EU energy security policy is based on the diversification of sources and routes; emphasises the European added value and importance of the southern gas corridor as a means of enhancing EU security of supply; considers that projects such as the Nabucco gas pipeline, which represents a key priority for the EU, alongside other, smaller projects, such as the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the Pan-European Oil Pipeline (PEOP), the Interconnection Turkey-Greece-Italy (ITGI) or the Azerbaijan-Georgia- Romania Interconnection (AGRI), highlights the special importance of EU commitments in the Black Sea region, as well as the subsequent need to intensify cooperation between the countries around the Black Sea; requests that the Commission and the Member States, as well as their partners, assist and accelerate the implementation of these projects;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls on the Commission to also support research and development in the field of own-fuel resources, and to support the establishment of fuel supplies from diversified suppliers, sources of supply and fuel transmission lines to individual EU regions in order to ensure a minimum of two different sources of supply for each of them (pursuant to COM(2010)677(4.1.2);
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that the EU external energy policy should contribute to ensuring a safe, secure, sustainable and affordable energy, consistent with the overall objectives of EU energy policy of competitiveness, security of supply and sustainability as well as with the EU 2050 energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Emphasises the potential of renewable energy sources in the Black Sea region, as well as in the Danube region, which could make a significant contribution to EU energy security and to sustained economic growth, and urges the Commission and the countries of the Black Sea and Danube region to unlock this potential;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially th
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially th
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new and reinforcing existing transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin), and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin), and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers (Australia, Canada, United States, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.), improving the interconnection of energy grids and completing the implementation of the Baltic Energy Network Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) and the Euro-
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin), and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers (Australia, Canada, United States, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.), improving the interconnection of energy grids
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating a real competitive market for gas, new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin),
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new trans
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin), and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers (Australia, Canada, United States, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.), improving the interconnection of energy grids and completing the Euro- Mediterranean electricity and gas infrastructure rings, while also modernising and upgrading the existing fleet of electricity and gas power plants as well as infrastructure (grids
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on the Commission to increase its focus on the Southern corridor, in particular on the development of energy infrastructure from the EU external border to energy sources; stresses that any non-EU section of infrastructure should be govern by the principles of the internal market and have the flexibility to allow new supplies to be added in the future from other sources; calls on the Commission to use its Council mandate to its fullest extent;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the Commission's recommendations on enhanced political cooperation with the Eastern neighbours and deems as essential that Turkey's accession to the Energy Community Treaty and the opening of the energy chapter in EU accession negotiations are treated with utmost urgency; furthermore, salutes the initiative of a tripartite dialogue EU-Ukraine-Russia and emphasizes the need to ensure thorough political and administrative cooperation with both partners;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Welcomes the establishment of the Connecting Europe mechanism that will contribute to the continued development of the internal energy market through better interconnection, will increase security of supply and the possibility for renewable energy to be transported cost- effectively within the territory of the EU; urges the Commission to also use this facility for the improvement of energy interconnection with neighbouring states;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recognises that the Black Sea Region is of geo-strategic importance for the energy security of the EU, with regard in particular to the diversification of energy supplies, connecting Europe with the Caspian Sea area, the Middle East and Central Asia; emphasises the need to strengthen multilateral energy cooperation in the Black Sea region, and develop its energy infrastructure;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that actions to increase internal production of renewable, are critical to reduce EU dependency on external imports of hydrocarbons; consider that a redefinition of EU energy production and distribution structure should be evaluated on compliance with long term energy and climate objectives;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls the significant contribution of LNG to EU energy supply and calls for the strengthening of cooperation with main suppliers and current and future consumers;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Underlines that diversification should mean new non-Russian sources of oil, gas and electricity for those Member States which are overly dependent on this single supplier; stress that while Russian gas account for only 24% of gas consumed EU-wide, it accounts more than 48% to a 100% in twelve of the 27 Member States and therefore has a direct impact on the Union's energy security;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Underlines the importance of key priority projects such as Nabucco pipeline, along with smaller projects, such as the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), the Turkey-Greece-Italy Interconnector (ITGI) or the Azerbaijan-Georgia- Romania Interconnector (AGRI) as a means of enhancing the EU security of supply;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Takes the view that with the spread of new, unconventional energy technologies (oil sands and shale gas from Canada, United States, Australia, Qatar, Brazil, Argentina, the energy exploration of the Arctic region, further exploitations in Iraq, Venezuela and African countries) new actors, partners, regions appear as possible future suppliers, the EU also has to concentrate its efforts to fully take advantage of this new situation and develop new energy partnerships to diversify its suppliers, not least the Euro- Atlantic supply routes;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. While appreciating the importance of the transition to a low-carbon economy, underlines the need to maintain its competitiveness and innovativeness, inter alia by using appropriate trade policy instruments; the transition to a low-carbon economy must be adapted to the potential of the geographical area in question, the specific nature of the energy system and energy mix of the particular Member State and its geological structure. This approach will make it possible to maintain a maximum level of energy security and economic competitiveness, while at the same time respecting the autonomy of each Member State, as enshrined in the Treaties, to set the conditions for use of its energy resources, to choose between different energy sources and to determine the general structure of its energy supply;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Believes that Member States, as part of their energy mix and the global energy market and energy security, should continue to have to right to develop all indigenous sources of energy, including sources of national gas; believes the development of indigenous sources is still need to counterbalance threats from the importation of supplies from outside the EU;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses that as energy supply is shifting towards developing economies, the EU should engage in intensive dialogue and cooperation with the BRICS countries with respect to energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, clean coal, CCS, smart grids, fusion research and nuclear safety;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Underlines the role that unconventional gas has had in transforming the global LNG market;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Recognises the importance of foreign direct investment by the EU in the construction and modernisation of energy infrastructure in developing countries; at the same time, underlines the need for appropriate legal protection for such investment, which may be achieved by extending the acquis communautaire to third countries (inter alia by strengthening and extending the area of application of the Energy Community Treaty);
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Notes the importance of broad cooperation in the Arctic region, particularly among countries in the Euro- Atlantic sphere;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Sustainability - strengthened partnership with supplier countries and international organisations
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is of the opinion that the increasing energy demand of the world and the high concentration of fossil fuel reserves in largely unstable and undemocratic countries makes the EU vulnerable and deeply undermines the development of a credible, effective and consistent common European energy policy;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is of the opinion that the increasing concentration of fossil fuel reserves in largely unstable and undemocratic countries makes the EU vulnerable and deeply undermines the development of
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Considers that the EU must establish mutually beneficial energy partnerships with the key actors in all areas of common interest, including energy security, investments in sustainable development and environmental protection, low-carbon emission technologies, energy efficiency and nuclear security;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Believes that EU energy partnerships and EU participation in global forums such as the G20 must promote more sustainable energy policies in third countries, while enhancing market transparency, reducing volatility in international markets and contributing to the building of a global energy market that is less vulnerable to shocks and supply interruptions;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Emphasises the need to strengthen multi-lateral energy cooperation in the Black Sea region, the key principles of which were established by the WTO and the Energy Charter Treaty; supports the full integration of the markets and the regulatory framework based on EU legislation in the areas of energy and the environment and encourages the participation of nations from the wider Black Sea region in the Energy Charter Treaty, as well as the assistance of the EU, EIB and EBRD in modernising the energy infrastructure of the Black Sea region;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the need to expand the links
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the need to expand the links by building new interconnectors between the European energy network and neighbouring countries (West Balkan, Eastern neighbours and the Caspian countries) as well as by creating a wider regulatory area while avoiding the construction next to EU borders of cheap,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the need to expand the links by building new interconnectors between the European energy network and neighbouring countries (West Balkan, Eastern neighbours
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises the need to expand the links by building new interconnectors between the European energy network and neighbouring countries (West Balkan, Eastern neighbours and the Caspian countries) as well as by creating a wider regulatory area while avoiding cheap, but CO2 intensive power plants and unsafe nuclear power plants to be built next to EU borders;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Gives importance to the pursuit of common-interest infrastructure projects, as defined in the Commission's 'Proposal for a Regulation on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure' and Commission's Communication 'Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond'. Given the strategic importance of these projects, the resulting agreements with external partners must be appropriately prioritized, sustainably developed and swiftly concluded, within a rules-based market system;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Fully supports and further stresses the need for the development of a new dimension of EU external energy policy based on strategic partnerships with key energy players in the areas of sustainable energy policies, research, science and technology cooperation on environment- friendly technologies and innovations, balancing of systems, as well as rare earth substitution and enhanced energy efficiency; recalls the business opportunities for EU companies in this regard;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Emphasises that existing and planned nuclear projects in the EU’s neighbourhood should be carried out in compliance with the highest standards of nuclear safety and security and checked on the basis of general rules and assessments; calls on the EU to play a more active role in the IAEA on international legally binding nuclear safety standards;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that in the EU-Russia energy dialogue, where the EU should speak with one voice, the specific and dependent situation of the Central and Eastern European Member States should be taken into account as their energy dependence can only be resolved by connecting EU-wide the entire energy infrastructure and by fully implementing the internal energy market rules; considers that crucial topics such as access to energy resources, networks and export markets, investment protection, reciprocity, crisis prevention and cooperation, level playing field and the pricing of energy resources should be considered during the dialogue; emphasises that particular attention should be paid to the ‘Druzhba’ issue and specific steps should be taken at EU level to resume the supply of oil via the closed branch;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that in the EU-Russia energy dialogue,
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that in the EU-Russia energy dialogue, where the EU should speak with one voice, the specific and dependent situation of the Central and Eastern European Member States should be taken into account as their
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises that in the EU-Russia energy dialogue, where the EU should speak with one voice, the specific and dependent situation of the Central and Eastern European Member States should be taken into account, as their energy dependence can only be resolved by
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Emphasises that as Member States set about connecting and integrating their national markets through investment in infrastructure and the approval of common regulations, efforts should also be made into collaborating with Russia in order to identify creative and mutually acceptable measures aimed at reducing discrepancies between the two energy markets;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses the importance of the energy-dialogue with Russia and an EU- Russia roadmap as proposed by the Energy Council; recalls the importance to add cooperation in areas of mutual benefit such as common research and technology transfer especially in the area of energy efficiency and renewable energy to the agenda;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for the Energy Charter treaty to be extended to more countries and, in the forum of the Energy Charter Conference, to work towards a negotiated settlement leading to the full acceptance of the principles of the energy charter and its protocols by Russia;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Highlights the role of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly which will contribute to achieving the goals of the Eastern Partnership and thus, will have a positive impact on the energy security related issues;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Recalls that the countries of the European Economic Area are already part of the EU internal market and their cooperation is key to achieving the 2020 energy targets; welcomes the current initiatives to intensify cooperation with Switzerland, which should also aim for its full integration into the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU external energy policy should be based on and promote the principles of solidarity, transparency, subsidiarity, sustainability and cooperation as well as reciprocity, a rules-based market approach, and coordination between the EU, its Member States and partner countries; calls the Council to issue the Commission with a mandate to start negotiations on transforming current Memorandums of Understanding on energy issues with neighbouring states into legally binding texts;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU external energy policy should be based on and promote the principles of solidarity, transparency, subsidiarity, sustainability and cooperation as well as reciprocity, a rules-based market approach, and coordination between the EU, its Member States and partner countries; believes that the respect of horizontal objectives encapsulated in the Lisbon Treaty is crucial to affirm the role of Europe in the changing regional political context;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Follows discussions on industry- financed renewable energy projects outside EU borders, which add to the credibility of the long-term target for a fully renewables-based economy and offers a real sustainable energy and economic development perspective for non-EU countries, under the condition that the project shall serve the local demand for sustainable energy and job creation in the concerned countries; points out, in this regard, that joint projects should not undermine EU efforts to promote renewables at domestic level, in order to reach its ultimate goal of becoming a fully energy-efficient renewables-based economy;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses the importance of continuing to include key principles for trade and investment, including those promoting a level playing field for investment in sustainable energy, both in bilateral agreements as well as in multilateral legal frameworks such as the Energy Charter Treaty and WTO and making them enforceable through effective dispute settlement mechanisms;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that while cooperating on exploitation, trade and transit of energy products to the EU, there is also a need to intensify cooperation concerning safety and security of energy technologies, data sharing on know-how transfer, promotion of energy efficiency and energy savings as well as clean and renewable energy sources, particularly in relations with countries whose energy consumption is growing rapidly. The EU should adopt a strategy towards these countries in order to promote a sustainable and safe energy system which contributes to fighting against climate change;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that while cooperating on exploitation, trade and transit of energy products to the EU, there is also a need to intensify cooperation and develop specific instruments concerning safety and security of energy technologies (such as in case of the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation), data sharing on know-how transfer, promotion of energy efficiency and energy savings as well as clean and renewable energy sources, particularly in relations with countries whose energy consumption is growing rapidly;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Recalls the fact that the storage of energy and electricity produced from renewable sources and other advanced energy applications requires a series of raw materials, including rare earth minerals, that are hard to obtain at the moment; considers that a coordinated action by the EU and other leaders in the technology field, including the USA and Japan, is required to conduct research into the creation of new raw and substitute materials or the reduction in use of raw materials that are problematic from the point of view of continuous supply, toxicity or pressure on the environment;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. In order to promote globally secure, safe and environment-conscious energy production, supports the strengthening and promotion of radiological protection, safeguards, nuclear safety standards, stringent requirements for offshore oil and gas operations, the safety of maritime transport of crude and oil products and LNG, as well as cooperation on new technologies, on R&D&I and work on international standards;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls for the extension of the highest possible legally binding safety standards worldwide with particular emphasis and urgency for nuclear power plants located or planned in the vicinity of the EU;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Takes the view that global climate change challenges cannot be mitigated without the involvement of big emitters and encourages the Commission to set up a common strategy in order to achieve a global solution with those countries. Recognises that the accrued expertise within the EU, based on our experience with the design and implementation of the ETS, could be of benefit to third countries, and urges the Commission to provide assistance and encouragement to third countries in the setting up and design of their own ETS, with a view to linking such systems to the EU's;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Emphasises Europe's need for as long term policy perspective which comprises new global partnerships and bilateral cooperation instruments that would allow the European Union to play a key role in the global energy agenda- setting by taking the lead in shaping new market standards and heading international efforts in technology research and innovation in the energy field
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that the EU should work closely with third country major exporters of biofuels in order to ensure that these alternative, clean energy options, which can contribute to diversification of supply, can be truly sustainable, and that indirect land use change with negative consequences can be avoided; stresses that external sources of biofuels should be governed by the same standards as EU sources, especially environmental and climate standards; believes that the Union must support both the internal and external adoption of second and third generation biofuel technologies;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Emphasises the need to improve the cooperation in Research & Development & Innovation with third countries in order to tackle global challenges. Considers that the EU should work closely with third country major exporters of biofuels in order to ensure that these alternative, clean energy options, which can contribute to diversification of supply, can be truly sustainable, and that indirect land use change with negative consequences can be avoided;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that the EU should review its targets on biofuels and work closely with third country major exporters of biofuels in order to ensure that imports of these alternative
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that the EU should work closely with third country major exporters of biofuels in order to ensure that these alternative, clean energy options, which can contribute to diversification of supply,
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Believes that the EU ought to ensure that energy becomes a key component of the EU external assistance programmes, as energy access, essential for economic development, remains a challenge in developing countries;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Believes that cooperation on the development and deployment of future- oriented energy technologies should be at the centre of EU´s cooperation with industrialised partners and emerging economies;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) 22b. Takes the view that the EU should place energy matters at the core of European initiatives such as the Eastern Partnership, the Union for the Mediterranean and the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Asks the Commission to elaborate joint energy roadmaps
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Asks the Commission to elaborate joint energy roadmaps, not only with key energy suppliers such as Russia and Algeria, but also with key partners, who face similar challenges and share similar values such as the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, notably with the aim of promoting technological, research and industrial cooperation and to set common standards for renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, new and unconventional energy technologies, safety of offshore drilling as well as nuclear safety;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Asks the Commission to elaborate joint energy roadmaps, not only with key energy suppliers such as Russia and Algeria, but also with key partners, who face similar challenges and share similar values such as the US, Canada, Australia and Japan, notably with the aim of promoting technological, research and industrial cooperation and to set common standards for renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, new and unconventional energy technologies, safety of offshore drilling as well as nuclear safety;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Urges the Commission to develop partnerships with India, Brazil and Argentina in areas of common interest, such as energy policy and aspects associated with regulation, standard setting, research and technological innovation, including the fields of energy from renewable sources, viable biofuels, clean coal, energy efficiency, smart grids and fusion;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls for coordinated action with other technological leaders (US and Japan) to deal with emerging challenges, such as shortage of raw materials, rare earths, that affect the deployment of renewable energy technologies, energy storage and advanced energy applications;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Considers the need for EU Energy Cooperation Programmes with developing countries, to facilitate relevant market structure and regulatory setting in order to ensure domestic consumers the benefits from renewable energy at adequate costs;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Considers that the EU must play a more active role in multi-lateral energy forums, particularly the International Atomic Energy Agency, to ensure that the highest standards of nuclear security become legally binding at global level;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Considers that the high standard of rules on nuclear security in force in the EU must be reflected in EU strategies with external countries, particularly those neighbouring countries where nuclear power plants are already in operation or are planned which may have a major impact on EU security;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcome, in this context, the recent commitment of the Transatlantic Economic Council and the EU-US Energy Council to foster cooperation on energy security, smart grid standards, hydrogen and fuel cell technology, renewables and other clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and effective policies for facilitating trade and bringing clean energy technologies to market; asks that the EU- US Energy Council conclusions to be better transmitted to decision-making structures;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Considers that the growing influence of emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil in the global energy markets as well as unprecedented growth in their energy demand make it essential for the EU to engage with these partners in a comprehensive manner, across all energy areas;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to increase its cooperation with the International Energy Agency, which gives vital information on energy planning and data; believes the Union and all Member States which are not IEA members should accede to IEA membership;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Welcomes EU participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) and the Generation IV International Forum (GIF);
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Calls on the Union and Member States to further enact with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on energy security issues and the protection of critical energy infrastructure;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) 24c. Asks the Council to create a permanent structured dialogue with both NATO civilian and military bodies on energy security, especially in, inter alia, the areas of maritime security and critical infrastructure protection (CEIP); stresses that cooperation with the NATO is vital for any future external energy strategy and for the EU to react in a case of an energy crisis;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 d (new) 24d. Asks the Council, Commission to work with the United States and other allies on the protection of energy infrastructure from cyber-attacks; stresses that as we move towards a 'smart' grid, this risk, which traditional security measures can not prevent, will take on an even more important role in critical infrastructure protection;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Welcomes the proposed ‘EU-Southern Mediterranean Energy Partnership’; considers that this should focus on the enormous renewable (solar) energy potential of this region and considers that such a partnership should put in place the necessary measures to help
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Welcomes the proposed ‘EU-Southern Mediterranean Energy Partnership’; considers that this should focus on the enormous renewable (solar and wind) energy potential of this region and considers that such a partnership should put in place the necessary measures to help ensure the necessary regulatory agreements, investments and infrastructure is put in place
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Recognises the contribution of GMES in the identification, from space, of the solar energy resources from which the Earth benefits; mindful that GMES has identified the fact that desert areas receive in one day a greater quantity of solar energy than that consumed by the whole of mankind in one year (1), requests that the Commission form partnerships with states with large desert areas, especially African states, and develop strategies and technologies for the efficient use of this energy potential, including the use of the mechanisms for cooperation and development provided for by the energy and climate change package; __________________ 1 http://download.esa.int/docs/EarthObserv ation/GMES_brief_solar_issue4_March2 011.pdf
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls for the further extension of membership of the Energy Community Treaty (ECT) to more of the EU's neighbouring countries, notably countries in the Eastern Partnership and the Central Asian Republics; emphasises that the Commission should ensure and enforce the timely and strict implementation of EU energy rules by Member States of the ECT, in particular by making the availability of EU funds contingent on compliance with Treaty obligations;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Believes that access to sustainable energy is a key driver for development and urges that the EU development activities focus on assisting developing countries in promoting sustainable energy policies, reform measures, infrastructure development, favourable investment conditions and energy efficiency;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Highlights the role of 'project Helios' in transporting electricity produced by renewable energy from Southern to Central Europe;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Calls for a special energy dialogue with the countries of the Caspian region, and welcomes the work on a Caspian Development Corporation; asks the Commission to continue to work to strengthen the Union's relationships with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Considers that the EU external energy policy priorities should be appropriately reflected in the post-2013 external financial instruments;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Emphasises the importance of cooperation within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Energy Security Platform, promoting the introduction of European standards in energy policy and regulation, supporting the development of infrastructure and interconnections, energy efficiency and the use of renewables. Welcomes the Eastern European Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) initiative, and expects this initiative to promptly involve other Eastern Partnership countries in addition to Ukraine;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Recalls recent tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean over the existence of hydrocarbons; Underlines that energy should be used as a motor for peace, cooperation and stability in the region;
source: PE-483.535
2012/03/30
AFET
44 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Considers that energy policy must be an integrated and prominent part of the common foreign policy and should be elaborated and implemented in synergy with other policies that have an external dimension;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1 a. Calls for closer coordination between the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service so they may speak and act jointly on issues concerning a common foreign policy on energy; stresses the need to create an energy policy desk within the EEAS as well as the need to involve EU delegations in the conduct of energy diplomacy on the ground;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) -1 b. Notes that coordination between the Member States and the Commission in the field of energy policy would contribute to a greater transparency, strength and efficiency, including when negotiating new contracts and a common, equal system of energy prices;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 c (new) -1 c. Emphasises that creation of an information exchange mechanism for inter-governmental agreements between the EU Member States and third countries on energy policy would greatly enhance policy transparency, coordination and efficiency in the EU as a whole.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 d (new) -1 d. Recognising the central role played by international cooperation in the the field of Energy, all intergovernmental agreements must be based on the principle of mutual respect with the third countries involved.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 e (new) -1 e. Underlines therefore, that a strong, united EU energy policy action is essential and urges Member States to cease actions in their external and energy policy and contracts that do not reflect the common energy policy and security interests of the EU and rival its strategic projects, such as Nabucco;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 f (new) -1 f. Stresses that energy security must be regarded as an essential component of the overall security of the European Union; underlines that stronger political cooperation at EU level and further integration of the internal market will reinforce the security of supply and decrease the Union's vulnerability to volatility of energy prices;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 g (new) -1 g. Stresses that the Union's high dependence on energy imports risks to undermine the coherence, the credibility and the effectiveness of the EU foreign policy;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that given the Union's high dependence on energy imports, the diversification of supply sources and transit routes and the development of domestically produced EU renewable energy sources is an urgent and essential element supporting the Union's external security policy, strategic role and foreign policy independence;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that given the Union’s high dependence on energy imports, the diversification of supply sources – including new sources of energy – and transit routes is an urgent and essential element supporting the Union’s external security policy, strategic role and foreign policy independence;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that given the Union
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Underlines the need to abide by the principle of solidarity between EU Member States in the field of diversification of energy supply sources and transit routes;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Welcomes the communication ''On security of energy supply and international cooperation''1, is of opinion however that further instruments are needed to provide the EU with the ability to protect its energy security interests in negotiating with its external partners, in particular in crisis situations; __________________ 1 On security of energy supply and international cooperation - "The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders"{COM(2011) 539 final}
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Is convinced that a more effective management at global level would improve the cooperation with producer, transit and consumer countries; the EU shall therefore play a major role in international management of energy policy in view of promoting transparent and non-discriminative principles, pursuing the objective of sustainability, lowering transaction costs and setting incentives for market participants to compete on price and quality;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Calls on the Member States and the Commission for identifying trade and investment barriers in the energy field in relations with third countries and undertaking actions, where appropriate, to eliminate them bilaterally and through the World Trade Organisation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1 e. Calls the Commission to support the so-called ''energy security clause'' to be included in trade, association, and partnership and cooperation agreements with producer and transit countries, which would lay down a code of conduct and explicitly outline measures to be taken in the event of any unilateral change in terms by one of the partners;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1 f. Underlines that all multilateral and bilateral agreements, especially partnership and cooperation agreements must fully comply with EU internal market rules, in particular the third energy package provisions and that it is the role of EU institutions to ensure that this principle is observed; stresses that such agreements should include a legally enforceable rule of reciprocity to protect the assets of EU investors in energy supply and transit countries;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1 g. Underlines that any energy agreement including the bilateral agreements should reflect accepted legal principles and level playing field for competition and investment in energy;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 h (new) 1 h. Calls on the EU and Member States to ensure a connected internal energy market that can withstand external pressures and attempts to use energy supply and prices as a tool of foreign policy pressure, stresses therefore the need to increase resources for projects interlinking energy markets in the EU and complete European gas and electricity infrastructure networks by the end of 2015, in particular the Baltic interconnection plan, as set out in the Third Energy Package of the EU;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 i (new) 1 i. Supports energy diversification projects, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors which diversify both routes and suppliers such as Nabucco pipeline, liquified natural gas, cross-border interconnectors and other high-priority projects of European interest;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 j (new) 1 j. Supports mechanisms such as Early Warning Mechanism to be used in relations with energy suppliers and transit countries; is convinced that further promotion of the idea of common purchasing of energy raw materials by Member States is needed in the context of growing competition for resources and existing producer monopolies;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 k (new) 1 k. Calls on the Commission to set a comprehensive set of short, medium and long-term energy policy priorities towards its neighbours in view of establishing a common legal area based on acquis related principles and norms of the internal market; stresses the importance of further extending the European Energy Community and setting up legal control mechanisms to deal with deficient acquis implementation;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 l (new) 1 l. Calls for the implementation of the existing mechanisms, and the creation of new ones, within the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Black Sea Synergy in order to strengthen cooperation for a greater transparency and stability of supply and transit;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -2 a (new) -2 a. Underlines that the common EU energy policy and strategic goals should be appropriately reflected in its external relations, regional and European Neighbourhood policies;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -2 b (new) -2 b. Supports political and economic dialogue with the EU’s neighbouring countries on the use of new energy sources;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need for closer energy relations, strategic cooperation and political dialogue with the countries of the Mediterranean region, Africa, the Middle East, the South Caucasus, Central Asia and the littoral states of the Caspian and the Black Sea in a comprehensive manner, across all energy areas, in particular on deployment of future-oriented, competitive energy technologies;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the need for closer energy relations, strategic cooperation and political dialogue with the countries of the Mediterranean region, Africa, the Middle East, the South Caucasus, Central Asia and the littoral states of the Caspian and Black Seas; and encourages the Union to further develop the import of solar energy from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Stresses the importance of further development of the Africa-EU Energy partnership launched in 2010;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls for a review of the strategic partnership with Russia
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that the Energy Dialogue with Russia should be focused on concrete measures to strengthen investment friendly and secure legal environment both in EU and Russia, including the issues of the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is in favour of
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is in favour of a political dialogue with Norway and Russia over the exploration of new energy sources in the Barents Sea
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is in favour of political dialogue with Norway and Russia over the exploration of new energy sources in the Barents Sea, while ensuring protection of the vulnerable environment of the Arctic region, and of cooperation with Norway on the import of hydro-electric electricity via long-distance submarine power cables;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is in favour of political dialogue with Norway and Russia over the exploration of new energy sources in the Barents Sea, while ensuring protection of the vulnerable environment of the Arctic region, responsible use of its resources, and representation of the common interests of the EU;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Regards external political dialogue as essential to decoupling global economic growth from the use of energy resources, and to promoting more predictable energy markets, as well as being beneficial to political relations; asks the European Commission to bring attention to planned energy projects and powerplants at EU borders that do not comply with international safety standards; stresses the importance of dialogue with emerging economies such as China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa, in addition to other key consumer countries such as the United States and Japan;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines the need for deepening the dialogue on strategic energy issues of mutual interest, fostering cooperation on energy policies and strengthening research collaboration with the United States, in particular in the field of energy- efficient technologies of production and transport; calls for the establishment of an Energy Security Partnership with the U.S. based on the current cooperation within the U.S.-EU Energy Council;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Also calls for a coordinated, unified EU policy strategy for new energy suppliers to be developed, with special attention also to enhancement of conditions for competition in the EU to open up opportunities for new suppliers to enter the EU market;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Takes the view that the EU should privilege the development and deepening of its energy policy cooperation with third countries who share the same values and are willing to engage in democratic reforms and the promotion of the values upon which the EU is founded;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5 d. Emphasises the need to ensure adherence to high standards of nuclear safety on the international level, especially in countries in the neighbourhood of the EU;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that energy policy cooperation must contribute to the promotion of the core values of the Union, such as respect for human rights, democracy, good governance, the rule of law, social dialogue, the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment, and
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that energy policy cooperation must contribute to the promotion of the core values of the Union, such as respect for human rights, democracy, good governance, the rule of law, social dialogue
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a. (new) 6 a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to set up, in cooperation with the External Action Service, by the end of 2013, a precise road map based on the communication ''On security of energy supply and international cooperation''2 leading to the formation of an effective foreign energy policy, indicating short, medium and long-term objectives, targets and steps, with specific time-frame for implementing them; __________________ 2 On security of energy supply and international cooperation - "The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders" {COM(2011) 539 final}
source: PE-486.106
2012/09/03
DEVE
8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the inclusion of the target of universal energy access by 2030 in the communication ‘The EU Energy Policy: Engaging with Partners beyond Our Borders’, and believes that for developing countries this should focus on decentralised, sustainable and affordable energy
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines that sustainable energy is a key driver of development, and reiterates its call for a specific ‘energy and development’ programme with a special focus on renewable, energy-efficient, small-scale and decentralised energy solutions and the promotion of capacity development and technology transfer to ensure local ownership; Notes that large- scale renewable energy schemes may be necessary to meet in a sustainable way the growing energy demand from urban centres and industry, particularly in emerging countries; calls on such schemes to adhere always to the highest social and environmental criteria;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 (5) Draws attention to the complex relationship between energy and food supply and security developments, particularly with regard to biofuels which may have a negative social and environmental impact on developing countries; the right to food has to take absolute precedence over the EU renewable energy target for biofuels.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5a (new) 5a. Notes that the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practises that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; expresses its concern that, by encouraging concentration of land ownership, the expansion of agrofuels may have dramatic consequences in terms of violation of land rights, loss of access to vital natural resources, deforestation and environmental degradation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5b (new) 5b Recalls that biomass production for energy purposes can compete with current agricultural (arable and pasture) land; and thereby affecting food availability; in particular, points out that large wood use may contribute to deforestation, degradation of land and even desertification in some regions;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5c (new) 5c. Expresses its concern about the absence of any binding sustainability criteria for biomass production within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED); consider, under those circumstances, that bioenergy could play a negative role in the fight against climate change as well as becoming a major additional driver of land grabs, food insecurity, deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, accordingly, urges the Commission to develop legally binding sustainability criteria that prevent negative climate, environmental and social impacts from the use and production of biomass for energy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5d (new) 5d. Calls on the EU to put in place a policy for sustainable biomass production and its usage for energy that meets the requirements of climate change and is also consistent with its development cooperation policy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5e (new) 5e. Calls on the EU to fully support its 2020 EU Biodiversity Strategy to meet the future challenges of biodiversity and build ecosystems resilience while promoting sustainable production of biomass;
source: PE-483.847
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