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Activities of Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS related to 2015/2113(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Towards a European Energy Union (A8-0341/2015 - Marek Józef Gróbarczyk) EL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2113(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on Towards a European Energy Union PDF (302 KB) DOC (292 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2015/2113(INI)
Documents: PDF(302 KB) DOC(292 KB)

Amendments (21)

Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States to explore and develop their natural resources should be respected by all and safeguarded in all circumstances;
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the future vision of the Energy Union must be one in which Member States recognise that they depend on each other to combat energy poverty, reiterate that the Energy is a public social good, ensure equal access to affordable energy for all and deliver secure energy to their citizens, based on true solidarity and trust, and in which the Energy Union speaks with one voice in global affairs;
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas ex-post assessment and verification of all energy-related agreements as regards compliance with EU law is already possible through, inter alia, competition and energy regulations; whereas insufficient ex-ante compliance checks at national and EU level lead to severe market distortions;
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y a (new)
Ya. whereas the promotion of the exploitation of indigenous conventional oil and gas resources in full compliance with EU acquis, both in traditional production areas (e.g. the North Sea) and in newly discovered areas (e.g. Eastern Mediterranean, Black Sea) should be promoted and supported;
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y a (new)
Ya. whereas exploitation of indigenous coal and other conventional fossil resources contributes to energy security; whereas adequate funding for coal- mining and extraction of other conventional fossil resources and for research and adaptation of coal- fossil- based energy plants is required to ensure that the mining of indigenous coal and other conventional fossil resources is both economically viable and environmentally sustainable;
2015/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that energy suppliers coming from third countries must be subject to the EU acquis while Highlights the need to actively strengthen cooperation with the EU's partners and recognize the important role of international cooperating oon in the common market, and calls on the Commission to enforce EU law by all means available in order to allow energy to flow freely in the EU and prevent distortions in the internal marketfield of Energy, and especially energy security; in this regard stresses that all intergovernmental agreements must be based on the principle of mutual respect with the third countries involved;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that it is of upmost importance to the EU to end the isolation of some Member States from the internal energy marketand regions from European gas and electricity networks, as demonstrated by the gas stress tests carried out by the Commission; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to carry out such tests every two years; Is of the opinion that the EU should help those most vulnerable countries to diversify their sources and supply routes, as a matter of priority;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, security of energy supply is the most pressing issue and that Member States must coordinate and cooperate in this respect with their neighbours when developing their energy policies; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to examine how the current architecture of national preventive and emergency response measures could be streamlined at both regional and EU level;deleted
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that a basic precondition for ensuring energy security and stability in the Energy Union is the protection of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States, including those relating to the exploration and exploitation of natural resources;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support those Member States that wish to negotiate energy contracts on a voluntary basis by introducing a common negotiating mechanism, and stresses that the functioning of such a mechanism must be subject to compliance with the EU internal market acquis and with EU competition and World Trade Organisation rules;deleted
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participatethe Commission could, on the request of the Member States, participate as an observer in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and destination clauses;for intergovernmental agreements; However, it is important not to jeopardise the ability of Member States to negotiate the content of the agreements.
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that all future intergovernmental energy agreements with non-EU parties must be discussed with the Commission ahead of signing in order to make sure that they comply with EU legislation, in particular with the Third Energy Package;deleted
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Ccalls on the Commission to enhance the transparency of commercial gas contracts in order to effectively remove abusive clauses and ensure better ex-ante compliance checks with EU law and energy security provisionsMember States to communicate to the Commission, on a voluntary basis, commercial gas contracts that are referred explicitly in intergovernmental agreements in order to effectively remove abusive clauses; As regards commercial gas contracts, the confidentiality of commercially sensitive information needs to be guaranteed;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to prepare draft contract templates and guidelines including an indicative list of abusive clauses in order to create a reference for competent authorities and companies in their contracting activities;deleted
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that in order to ensure a level playing field and strengthen the bargaining position of EU companies vis- à-vis external suppliers, key features of the contracts should be aggregated and regularly published so as to establish a transparent benchmark which can be referred to by competent authorities and companies in their future negotiations, whilst protecting the confidentiality of sensitive information;deleted
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the Union can reduce its dependency on particular suppliers and fuels and should terminate its dependency on nuclear energy by maximising its use of indigenous sources of energy, including conventional and unconventional low-emission fossil fuels and renewables, and therefore stresses that no fuel or technology contributing to energy security and climate goals should be discriminated against; above all by promoting energy savings and sustainable consumption. Notes that energy dependency must be reduced following strict rules of environmental protection, including on drillings in sea and on the efforts of production of alternative sources of energy.
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines that the EU should take advantage of the opportunities that emerge from the energy sources of the Eastern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to creating a Mediterranean gas hub through a corridor from the South- eastern Mediterranean to Europe in order to enhance EU's energy security; calls the EU to promote initiatives for the cooperation in the sector of Energy between the countries in the eastern Mediterranean contributing thus to peace and economic prosperity for the people.
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, and in particular DG TRADE, to continue to press for a dedicated energy chapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with a view to removing US export restrictions on both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and eliminating protectionist measures;deleted
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that the energy-efficiency target must work alongside energy and climate goals and strengthen the competitiveness of the EU economy vis-à- vis its major trade partners;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Recognises that indigenous energy sources such as nuclear, clean coal technologies and fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage (CCS) would make a fundamental contribution to EU energy security and decarbonisation, with shale gas facilitatSustainable consumption of resources as well as low emission economy, should be in the core of Energy Union; accordingly the transition to a low- emission economy; believes, in this respect, that the Energy Union must reflect the need foris must be reflected in the EU policies, and the effort of the EU to usbe all low and lower emission sources at Member States' disposal pioneer towards climate change tackling;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1031 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Reiterates that Energy is a public social good and therefore the EU should closely focus on the issue of energy poverty and promote measures to tackle this problem. Insists, therefore, that the Energy Union should ensure equal access to energy for all, contribute to affordable energy prices for the benefit of the consumers, promote connections and energy infrastructures that have a strategic role for the benefit of the people and strengthen public control and regulation.
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE