Activities of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2014/2153(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European energy security strategy (A8-0164/2015 - Algirdas Saudargas) HU
European energy security strategy (debate) HU
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the positive impact that market integration has had on wholesale prices in the electricity sector, and recalls that the potential net economic benefit that may be gained from the completion of the internal market for energy is in the range of EUR 16-40 billion per year; takes the view that the main condition for the creation of the future European Energy Union is the completion of an integrated internal energy market, which requires full implementation of the regulatory framework, - Third Energy Package -, sufficient energy interconnections between Member States and modernization of the grids;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of setting ambitious goals for energy efficiency that involve reducing EU dependence on imported energy while augmenting jobs and growth; underlines that energy efficiency measures at European level are of utmost importance and welcomes in this regard the proposal for the creation of a European Fund for Strategic Investments;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for stronger attention to be paid to the emerging market for energy services (including energy performance contracting and energy service agreements); stresses the importance of developing standards for each element of the energy efficiency investment process; demands for investments on energy efficiency especially in buildings, underlines that important sectors such as tourism could benefit from energy efficiency measures taken at EU and national level; emphasizes that coordinated and ambitious energy efficiency policies and measures for the residential sector, are a stable strategic, long-term solution, to energy poverty;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Finds it regretful that some Member States are still in an ‘energy island’ as a result of a lack of well-functioning infrastructure connections within the rest of the EU and in certain regions of EU, increasing amounts of intermittent renewable energy cannot be transported to consumers due to the lack of sufficient infrastructure;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the elimination of regulated energy pricing is a precondition forcontributing to achieving a well-functioning energy market;