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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Governance of the Energy Union, amending Directive 94/22/EC, Directive 98/70/EC, Directive 2009/31/EC, Regulation (EC) No 663/2009, Regulation (EC) No 715/2009, Directive 2009/73/EC, Council Directive 2009/119/EC, Directive 2010/31/EU, Directive 2012/27/EU, Directive 2013/30/EU and Council Directive (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 PDF (1 MB) DOC (266 KB)
Amendments (135)
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1) thereof and Article 194(2) thereof, which draws attention, in particular, the competences of the Member States in the field of energy,
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which deals with the security of energy supply,
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
Having regard to Articles 170 to 172 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on European energy grids,
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
Having regard to Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the internal market,
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
Having regard to Article 216 to 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the external market,
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament’s resolutions on this matter, in particular that of 15 December 2015 entitled ‘Towards a European Energy Union’, which stresses the need for reliable, ambitious, transparent and inclusive European energy governance post-2020,
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation sets out the necessary legislative foundation for a reliable and transparent Governance that ensures the achievement of the objectives and targets of the Energy Union through complementarity, coherentce and ambitiousn of efforts by the Union and its Member States, while promoting the Union’s Better Regulation principles.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is worth pointing out, in this context, that the EU’s competences in the field of energy are subsidiary to those of the Member States, which have full authority to determine their energy mixes and their energy supply policies;
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Energy Union should cover five key dimensions: energy security; the internal energy market; energy efficiency; decarbonisation; and research, and innovation and competitiveness.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Energy security is a core part of Member States’ internal and external policies. Member States are free to decide on their trading partners and their energy mix; in this context, EU external policy guidelines should not serve to undermine the energy security of some Member States.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The European Union can make a worthwhile contribution to Member States’ energy security by coordinating, for example, European innovation in the field of energy infrastructure of common relevance. However, some European projects intended to bolster Member States’ energy security, such as the Nabucco project, have not proved successful.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe's energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non-legislative acts at Union and national level, while respecting Member States’ competences, in particular that of deciding on how to allocate the various energy sources and laying down arrangements for their exploitation.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe's energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non- legislative acts at Union and national level.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe's energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, for example, combining both legislative and non- legislative acts at Union and national level.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe's energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non- legislative acts at Union and national level.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission's proposal was developed in parallel to and is adopted together with a series of initiatives in sectorial energy policy, notably with regard to renewable energy, energy efficiency and, in particular, the energy performance of buildings and market design. Those initiatives form a package under the overarching theme of energy efficiency first, the Union’s global leadership in renewables, and a fair deal for energy consumers.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission's proposal was developed in parallel to and is adopted together with a series of initiatives in sectorial energy policy, notably with regard to renewable energy, energy efficiency and market design. Those initiatives form a package under the overarching theme of energy efficiency first, the Union’s global leadership in renewables and, in particular in the photovoltaic sector, and a fair deal for energy consumers.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The EU’s leading position in the renewables sector is under threat from competition, particularly from Chinese industry: China is the chief producer of photovoltaic devices – in 2016, 45% of all photovoltaic panels were installed in China – and has been the leader in the sector since 2015.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Council agreed on 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Framework for Energy and Climate for the Union based on four key targets: at least 40% cut in economy wide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, at least 27% improvement in energy efficiency with a view to a level of 30%, at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union, and at least 15% for electricity interconnection. It specified that the target for renewable energy is binding at Union level and that it will be fulfilled through Member States’ contributions guided by the need to deliver collectively the Union target, without any Member State being required to make a greater effort than the others.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Council agreed on 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Framework for Energy and Climate for the Union based on four key targets: at least 40% cut in economy wide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, at least 27% improvement in energy efficiency – which will involve, for example, improving the energy efficiency of buildings – with a view to a level of 30%, at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union, and at least 15% for electricity interconnection. It specified that the target for renewable energy is binding at Union level and that it will be fulfilled through Member States’ contributions guided by the need to deliver collectively the Union target.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Council agreed on 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Framework for Energy and Climate for the Union based on four key targets: at least 40% cut in economy wide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, at least 27% improvement in energy efficiency with a view to a level of 30%, at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union and a minimal share of biofuels, and at least 15% for electricity interconnection. It specified that the target for renewable energy is binding at Union level and that it will be fulfilled through Member States’ contributions guided by the need to deliver collectively the Union target.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Council agreed on 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Framework for Energy and Climate for the Union based on four key targets: at least 40% cut in economy wide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, at least 27% improvement in energy efficiency with a view to a level of 30%, at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union, and at least 15% for electricity interconnection. It specified that the target for renewable energy is binding at Union level and that it will be fulfilled through Member States’ contributions guided by the need to deliver collectively the Union target.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Council agreed on 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Framework for Energy and Climate for the Union based on four key targets: at least 40% cut in economy wide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, at least 27% improvement in energy efficiency with a view to a level of 30%, at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union, and at least 15% for electricity interconnection. It specified that the target for renewable energy is binding at Union level and that it will be fulfilled through Member States’ equitable contributions guided by the need to deliver collectively the Union target.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may lead to the Member States stepping up their efforts as they try to offset the impact of the withdrawal, even though the EU’s emissions reduction obligations are already stringent.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Reducing greenhouse gas emissions must involve a global effort and should therefore not place a greater burden on developed countries than on other countries which still generate significant volumes of greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 c (new)
Recital 6 c (new)
(6c) Global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must be evenly balanced; in that connection, the European Union is the most virtuous of the developed economic areas in terms of energy consumption and use of energy resources and, for this reason, any additional effort by the European Union would have only a minimal impact on global emissions.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 d (new)
Recital 6 d (new)
(6d) It should be pointed out in particular that, with a population which is two-thirds as large again as that of the United States and an almost equal GDP, the European Union uses a third less energy and emits 40% less CO2.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 e (new)
Recital 6 e (new)
(6e) It should also be noted that the EU economy is 60% bigger than China’s, but that its total energy consumption is half, and its CO2 emissions 60%, that of China’s; nevertheless, China is subject to less stringent greenhouse gas emission restrictions than the EU under the terms of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council also concluded on 24 October 201414 that a reliable and transparent governance system, without any unnecessary administrative burden, should be developed to help ensure that the Union meets its energy policy goals, with the necessary flexibility for Member States and fully respecting their freedom to determine their energy mix. It emphasized that such governance system should build on existing building blocks, such as national climate programmes, national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as the need to streamline and bring together separate planning and reporting strands. It also agreed to step up the role and rights of consumers, transparency and predictability for investors, inter alia by systematic monitoring of key indicators for an affordable, safe, competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to facilitate coordination of national energy policies and foster regional cooperation between Member States. __________________ 14 Conclusions of the European Council 23 - 24 October 2014 (EUCO 169/14).
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council also concluded on 24 October 201414 that a reliable and transparent governance system, without any unnecessary administrative burden, should be developed to help ensure that the Union meets its energy policy goals, with the necessary flexibility for Member States and fully respecting their freedom to determine their energy mix. It emphasized that such governance system should build on existing building blocks, such as national climate programmes, national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as the need to streamline and bring together separate planning and reporting strands. It also agreed to step up the role and rights of consumers, transparency and predictability for investors, inter alia by systematic monitoring of key indicators for an affordable, safe, competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to facilitate coordination of national energy policies and foster regional cooperation between Member States. __________________ 14 Conclusions of the European Council 23 - 24 October 2014 (EUCO 169/14).
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Notes that in the energy field the Member States have exclusive competence to determine not only their energy mix, but also how they use their resources, and that, in this respect, the Member States have very varied energy mixes, particularly as some still rely primarily on fossil fuels;
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 201516 recognised that the Governance of the Energy Union will be an essential tool for the efficient and effective construction of the Energy Union and the achievement of its objectives. They underlined that the governance system should be based on the principles of integration of strategic planning and reporting by the Member States on the implementation of climate and energy policies at national level and coordination between actors responsible for energy and climate policy, at Union, regional and national level. They also underlined that the Governance should ensure that the agreed energy and climate targets for 2030 are met; and that the Governance would monitor the Union’s collective progress towards the achievement of the policy objectives across the five dimensions of the Energy Union. __________________ 16 Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 2015 (14632/15).
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In the above resolution, Parliament reiterates that the energy union must be based on an interconnected European energy market which guarantees a secure and equitable supply in social and environmental terms and which meets sustainable development objectives.
Amendment 304 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, the main objective of the Energy Union Governance should be to enable the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union and in particular the targets of the 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy. This Regulation is therefore linked to sectorial legislation implementing the 2030 targets for energy and climate. While Member States need flexibility to choose policies that are best-matched to their national energy mix and preferences, that flexibility should be compatible with further market integration, increased competition, the attainment of climate and energy objectives and the gradual shift towards a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The transition to a low-carbon economy requires changes in investment behaviour and incentives across the entire policy spectrum. Achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions requires a boost to efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should also lead to improvements of air quality, on the one hand, and to a reduction in certain problems associated with the deterioration in air quality, particularly noise, which is also caused mainly by road traffic, on the other.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The transition to a low-carbon economy requires changes in investment behaviour and incentives across the entire policy spectrum, particularly regarding public and private investment in renewables. Achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions requires a boost to efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should also lead to improvements of air quality.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As greenhouse gases and air pollutants largely derive from common sources, policy designed to reduce GHGs can have co-benefits for air quality, particularly in urban areas, that could offset some or all of the near-term costs of GHG mitigation. As data reported under Directive 2001/81/EC18 of the European Parliament and the Council represent an important input for the compilation of the GHG inventory and the national plans, the importance of compilation and reporting of consistent data between Directive 2001/81/EC and the GHG inventory should be recognised. __________________ 18 Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on National Emission Ceilings for certain pollutants (OJ L 309, 27.11.2001, p. 22).
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As greenhouse gases and air pollutants largely derive from common sources, policy designed to reduce GHGs can have co-benefits for air quality that could offset some or all of the near-term costs of GHG mitigation. As data reported under Directive 2001/81/EC18 of the European Parliament and the Council18 represent an important input for the compilation of the GHG inventory and the national plans, the importance of compilation and reporting of consistent data between Directive 2001/81/EC and the GHG inventory should be recognised. __________________ 18Directive 2001/81/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on National Emission Ceilings for certain pollutants (OJ L 309, 27.11.2001, p. 22).
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In line with the Commission's strong commitment to Better Regulation, the Energy Union Governance should result in a significant reduction of administrative burden for the Member States, particularly as regards the reporting obligation and formalities, the Commission and other Union Institutions and it should help to ensure coherence and adequacy of policies and measures at Union and national level with regard to the transformation of the energy system towards a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The achievement of the Energy Union objectives should be ensured through a combination of Union initiatives and coherent national policies set out in integrated national energy and climate plans. Sectorial Union legislation in the energy and climate fields, particularly legislation on renewables, biofuels and the energy efficiency of infrastructures, buildings and products, sets out planning requirements, which have been useful tools to drive change at the national level. Their introduction at different moments in time has led to overlaps and insufficient consideration of synergies and interactions between policy areas. Current separate planning, reporting and monitoring in the climate and energy fields should therefore as far as possible be streamlined and integrated.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The integrated national energy and climate plans should cover ten-year periods and provide an overview of the current energy system and policy situation, particularly by means of a health check or an audit of current energy systems concerning, for example, the building stock and the energy efficiency of buildings. They should set out national objectives for each of the five key dimensions of the Energy Union and corresponding policies and measures to meet those objectives and have an analytical basis. The national plans covering the first period from 2021 to 2030 should pay particular attention to the 2030 targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions, renewable energy, energy efficiency and electricity interconnection. Member States should aim to ensure that the national plans are consistent with and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The integrated national energy and climate plans should cover ten-year periods and provide an overview of the current energy system and policy situation. They should set out national objectives for each of the five key dimensions of the Energy Union and corresponding policies and measures to meet those objectives and have an analytical basis. The national plans covering the first period from 2021 to 2030 should pay particular attention to the 2030 targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions, renewable energy, energy efficiency and electricity interconnection. Member States should aim to ensure that the national plans are consistent with and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, with particular regard to decarbonisation.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) A mandatory template for the national plans should be established to ensure that all national plans are sufficiently comprehensive and to facilitate comparison and aggregation of national plans, while at the same time ensuring sufficient flexibility to Member States to set out the details of national plans reflecting national preferences and specificities.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Member States are free to determine the arrangements whereby the general public can consult the national plans and be provided with information about them. To this end, Member States may decide how to present the plans in order to make them accessible and comprehensible to everyone.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Member States may decide on the role of the general public and of civil society representatives in drawing up the national plans; in particular, they may decide on the extent of local authority involvement in providing information to the public about the plans.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Regional cooperationCooperation among the Member States is key to ensure an effective achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union. Member States should get the opportunity to comment on other Member States' plans before they are finalised to avoid inconsistencies and potential negative impacts on other Member States and ensure that common objectives are met collectively. Regional cooperationCooperation among the Member States in elaborating and finalising national plans as well as in the subsequent implementation of national plans should be essential to improve effectiveness and efficiency of measures and foster market integration and energy security.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Regional cooperation is key to ensure an effective achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union. Member States should get the opportunity to comment on other Member States’ plans before they are finalised to avoid inconsistencies and potential negative impacts on other Member States and ensure that common objectives are met collectively. Regional cooperation in elaborating and finalising national plans as well as in the subsequent implementation of national plans should be essential to improve effectiveness and efficiency of measures and foster market integration and energy security.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) It should be stressed that energy transition and renewable energy growth projects are being implemented, in some cases successfully, at local level and that in this context the Covenant of Mayors for climate and energy is an admirable initiative involving European local authorities; however, the competence to implement national plans and interact with local authorities must remain with the Member States;
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Stresses that the EU can support local authorities, particularly with technical assistance, in carrying out projects in the area of energy transition and renewables, but that the Member States have full authority in implementing the national plans on their territories.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. TIn theory, targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate; however, the Member States may take into account specific circumstances, in particular economic ones. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and predictability of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten-year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) In the event that national plans are modified or revised, the Member States should lay down arrangements for informing the public and involving local authorities and civil society representatives similar to those employed when the plans are drawn up.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Stable long-term low emission strategies are crucial to contribute towards economic transformation, jobshigh-quality green jobs (particularly in terms of qualifications), growth and the achievement of broader sustainable development goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the long-term goal set by the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, Parties to the Paris Agreement are invited to communicate, by 2020, their mid-century, long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Stable long-term low emission strategies are crucial to contribute towards economic transformation, jobs, growth and the achievement of broader sustainable development goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the long-term goal set by the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, Parties to the Paris Agreement are invited to communicate, by 2020, their mid-century, long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies, with intermediate stages, for example in 2030.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Stable long-term low emission strategies are crucial to contribute towards economic transformation, jobs, growth and the achievement of broader sustainable development goals, as well as to move in a fair andmanner at global level and in a cost- effective mannerway towards the long-term goal set by the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, Parties to the Paris Agreement are invited to communicate, by 2020, their mid- century, long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) A global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will rely on a global effort and not just a European one, and, in this context, exploiting new fossil fuels at global level will make this global consensus more difficult to achieve, all the more so since some countries which are among the chief greenhouse gas producers have made less of an effort to achieve reductions than the EU Member States.
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) The reduction in greenhouse gas emissions achieved by the EU Member States, particularly in the past decade, has stemmed just as much from the economic slowdown – indeed, the recession – suffered by some Member States during this period.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 c (new)
Recital 23 c (new)
(23c) The EU was responsible for around 10% of global CO2 emissions in 2014, as compared with 19% in 2010; energy consumption fell by 12% over the same period. It is clear, therefore, that efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been successful. From now on, however, additional efforts by the EU will have limited global impact.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) As is the case for planning, sectorial Union legislation in the energy and climate fields sets out reporting requirements, many of which have been useful tools to drive change at the national level, but those requirements have been introduced at different moments in time which has led to overlaps and insufficient consideration of synergies and interactions between policy areas such as GHG mitigation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency and market integration. To strike the right balance between the need to ensure a proper follow-up of the implementation of national plans and the need to reduce administrative burden, Member States should establish biennial progress reports on the implementation of the plans and other developments in the energy system. Some reporting however, particularly with regard to reporting requirements in the climate field stemming from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ("UNFCCC") and Union Regulations, would still be necessary on a yearly basis.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Member States' integrated progress reports should mirror the elements set out in the template for the national plans. A template for the integrated progress reports should be detailed in subsequent implementing act(s) given their technical nature and the fact that the first progress reports are due in 2021. The progress reports should be carried out in order to ensure transparency towards the Union, other Member States and market actors including consumers. They should be comprehensive across the five dimensions of the Energy Union and, for the first period, at the same time put emphasis on areas covered by the targets of the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) In order to limit administrative burden on Member States and the Commission, the latter shouldmay establish an online reporting platform to facilitate communication and promote cooperation. That should ensure timely submission of reports and facilitate improved transparency on national reporting. The e- reporting platform should complement, build on and benefit from existing reporting processes, databases and e-tools, such as those of the European Environment Agency, Eurostat, the Joint Research Centre and the lessons learned from the Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In view of the collective achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union Strategy, it will be essential for the Commission to assess national plans and, based on progress reports, their implementation. For the first ten-year period, this concerns in particular the achievement of the Union-level 2030 targets for energy and climate and national contributions to those targets. Such assessment should be undertaken on a biennial basis, and on an annual basis only where necessary, and should be consolidated in the Commission'’s State of the Energy Union reports, which may lead to non-binding recommendations for the Member States.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Aviation has impacts on the global climate as a result of the release of CO2 as well as of other emissions, including nitrogen oxides emissions, and mechanisms, such as cirrus cloud enhancement. In the light of the rapidly developing scientific understanding of those impacts, an updated assessment of the non-CO2 impacts of aviation on the global climate is already foreseen in Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. The modelling used in this respect should be adapted to scientific progress. Based on its assessments of such impacts, the Commission could consider relevant policy options for addressing themHowever, any decision on aviation sector emissions must involve the International Civil Aviation Organisation, of which all the Member States are members.
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To help ensure coherence between national and Union policies and objectives of the Energy Union, there should be an on-going dialogue between the Commission and the Member States. As appropriate, the Commission shcould issue non-binding recommendations to Member States including on the level of ambiregarding implementation of the draftir national plans, on the subsequent implementation of the policies and measures ofset out in the notified national plans, and on other national policies and measures of relevance for the implementation of the Energy Union. Member States should take utmost account of such recommendations and explain in subsequent progress reports how they have been implemented. The Member States may take account of these recommendations and respond to them in their progress reports, and may bring to the Commission’s attention, in particular, any economic constraints, likely to justify the modification of their national plans at their drafting or implementation stage.
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Should the ambition of integrated national energy and climate plans or their updates be insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, for the first period, in particular the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, the Commission should take measuredraw up recommendations at Union level in order to ensurable the collective achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'ambition gap'). Should progress made by the Union towards these objectives and targets be insufficient for their delivery, the Commission should, in addition to issuing draw up recommendations, take measures at Union level or Member States should take addio supplement the planned measures of the Member States, which will be able to adapt their national measurpolicies in order to ensurehelp achievement of these objectives and targets (thereby closing any 'delivery gap'). Such measure. Such recommendations should take into account early ambitious contributions made by Member States to the 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency when sharing the effort for collective target achievement. In the area of renewable energy, such measures can also include financial contributions by Member States to a financing platform managed by the Commission, which would be used to contribute to renewable energy projects across the Union. Member States' national renewable energy targets for 2020 should serve as baseline shares of renewable energy from 2021 onwards. In the area of energy efficiency, additional measures can in particular aim at improving the energy efficiency of products, buildings and transport.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) The above-mentioned recommendations also take account of the specific situation of the Member States, in particular in economic terms. In this way, each Member State can highlight to the Commission any specific circumstances which justify a revision of its national plan or a lowering of the general and specific objectives to be achieved.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) The Commission can make a worthwhile contribution to the Member States’ implementation of the national plans, in particular by providing technical assistance. Such assistance may also be provided to local authorities in the Member States for more specific projects concerning, in particular, the deployment of renewables and innovation in that field, even though the Member States remain the reference authority for such projects.
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) ensure effective participation and information of civil society on the content of the national plans, so as, in particular, to stimulate private investment in the field of energy;
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The governance mechanism shall be based on integrated national energy and climate plans covering ten-year periods starting from 2021 to 2030, corresponding integrated national energy and climate progress reports by the Member States and integrated monitoring arrangements by the European Commission. It shall define a structured, iterative process between the Commission and Member States in view of the finalisation of the national plans and their subsequent implementation, including with regard to regional cooperationinvolving regional authorities in the Member States in the development and implementation of the national plans, and corresponding Commission action.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The governance mechanism shall be based on integrated national energy and climate plans covering ten-year periods starting from 2021 to 2030, corresponding integrated national energy and climate progress reports by the Member States and integrated monitoring arrangements by the European Commission. It shall define a structured, iterative process between the Commission and Member States in view of the finalisation of the national plans and their subsequent implementation, including with regard to regional cooperation, and corresponding Commission action.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) energy security, aimed especially at energy self-sufficiency;
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) energy market, and especially its regulation:
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) energy efficiency, including inter alia the energy efficiency of the buildings sector, which accounts for around 40% of overall energy consumption;
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) research, and innovation and competitiveness.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) 'adopted policies and measures' mean policies and measures for which an official government decision has been made by the competent national authorities by the date of submission of the national plan or progress report and there is a clear commitment to proceed with implementation;
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 9
(9) 'the Union’s 2030 targets for energy and climate' means the Union-wide binding target of at least 40% domestic reduction in economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions as compared to 1990 to be achieved by 2030; the Union-level binding target of at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union in 2030, the Union-level target of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030, to be reviewed by 2020 having in mind an EU level of 30%, and the 15% electricity interconnection target for 2030 or any subsequent targets in this regard agreed by the European Council or Council and Parliament for the year 2030;
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2019 and every ten years thereafter, each Member State shall notify to the Commission an integrated national energy and climate plan. The plans shall contain the elements set out in paragraph 2 and Annex I. The first plan shall covers the period from 2021 to 2030, as well as any subsequent period at the discretion of the Member States. The following plans shall cover the ten- year period immediately following the end of the period covered by the previous plan.
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) an overview of the process followed for establishing the integrated national energy and climate plan consisting of an executive summary, a description of the consultation and involvement of stakeholders and their results, and of regional cooperation with other Member States in preparing the plan, notably as regards the means of informing the public and the involvement of the representatives of civil society and the competent local authorities in developing the national plans, and their results;
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the national objectives, targets – notably in connection with renewable energies and fulfilling the binding objectives of decarbonisation – and contributions for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union;
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a description of the current situation of the five dimensions of the Energy Union including with regard to the energy system and greenhouse gas emissions and removals as well as projections with regard to the objectives referred to in point (b) with already existing (implemented and adopted) policies and measures as well as any other specific aspect that the Member State wishes to draw to the Commission's attention;
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. When preparing the national plans referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall take into account the interlinkages between the five dimensions of the Energy Union and they shall use consistent data and assumptions across the five dimensions where relevant, taking as their basis a realistic assessment of their national circumstances, and especially their economic situation.
Amendment 616 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
i. with a view to achieving the Union's binding target of at least 27% renewable energy in 2030 as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], a contribution to this target in terms of the Member State's share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030, with a linear trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards;
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
ii. trajectories for the sectorialdevelopments in the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption from 2021 to 2030 in the heating and cooling, electricity, and transport sectors;
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii a (new)
iiia. research and development objectives relating to renewable energy;
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 3
(3) a diagnosis of the existing building stock, and the objectives ofor the long- term renovation of the national stock of residential and, commercial buildings (both public andand administrative buildings, laying the accent on the potential for energy savings expected by focusing, to the extent possible and depending on Member States’ financial capacity, on thorough renovation and ambitious renovation strategies making for substantial energy savings of around 60% for a given building (public or private);
Amendment 682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 5
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 5
(5) other national energy efficiency objectives, including long term targets or strategies and sectorial targets in areas such as transport, heating and cooling or from sector coupling policies, not least as concerns the deployment of innovative urban heating systems harnessing, inter alia, waste energy from industrial facilities;
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 5 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 5 a (new)
(5a) the other aforementioned national energy savings targets may also relate to the energy efficiency of products, especially in the form of the introduction of additional national measures on energy labelling and ecodesign;
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
(2) national objectives with regard to reducing energy import dependency from third countries, especially in terms of public sector investment in the construction of new energy infrastructure;
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 3
(3) national objectives with regard to the readiness to cope with constrained or interrupted supply of an energy source, in coherence with the plans to be established under Regulation [as proposed by COM(2016) 52 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010] as well as under Regulation [as proposed by COM(2016) 862 on risk-preparedness in the electricity sector and repealing Directive 2005/89/EC] including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met and, in particular, measures in respect of the gas industry and the establishing of gas reserves in the event of constraints on the market;
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 3
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) the economic potential, taking into account the cost-effectiveness of that infrastructure;
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) the level of power interconnection between Member States and, where applicable, any joint projects involving multiple Member States for the generation of renewable energy.
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the integration of electricity from renewable energies into the electricity market and the impact of this on price levels;
Amendment 764 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall collectively ensure that the sum of their contributions adds up to at least 27% of energy produced from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption at Union level by 2030 and that no major disparities appear between Member States.
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Some Member States already generate around 50% of their domestically-consumed electricity from domestic renewable energy sources, while this figure is much lower in other Member States. The Commission must take these major differences into account in its guidelines and recommendations for the Energy Union and, furthermore, should address any imbalance or distortion of the European electricity markets which might arise from them.
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) remaining cost-effective energy- saving potential and the specific constraints associated, in particular, with the renovation of the existing building stock;
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission may issue non- binding recommendations on the draft plans to Member States in accordance with Article 28. Those recommendations shall in particular set out:
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take utmostmay take account of any recommendations from the Commission when finalising their integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to any other Union law requirements, Member States shall ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities todecide on the conditions for the public’s participateion in the preparation of draft plans referred to in Article 9 and attach to the submission of their draft integrated national energy and climate plan to the Commission a summary of the public’s views. In so far as the provisions of Directive 2001/42/EC are applicable, consultations undertaken in accordance with that Directive shall be deemed to satisfy also the obligations to consult the public under this Regulation.
Amendment 896 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall cooperate with each other at regional level, involving their local governments and local authorities competent in the matter in particular, to effectively meet the targets, objectives and contributions set out in their integrated national energy and climate plan.
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, well before submitting their draft integrated national energy and climate plan to the Commission pursuant to Article 9(1), identify opportunities for regional cooperation and consult neighbouring Member States and the other Member States expressing an interest. Member States shall set out in their draft integrated national energy and climate plans the results of such regional consultationa short presentation of how they envisage their cooperation with local governments and local authorities in other Member States, including where applicable how comments have been taken into account.
Amendment 915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, well before submitting their draft integrated national energy and climate plan to the Commission pursuant to Article 9(1), identify possible opportunities for regional cooperation between Member States and consult neighbouring Member States and the other Member States expressing an interest. Member States shall set out in their draft integrated national energy and climate plans the results of such regional consultation, including where applicable how comments have been taken into account.
Amendment 923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes specified in paragraph 1, Member States shall continue to cooperate at regional level when implementing the policies and measures of their planset out in their plans and referred to in this article, namely policies and measures entailing cooperation between Member States and their local governments and local authorities.
Amendment 957 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Amendment 976 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1036 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Member States shall, on terms and conditions specified by themselves, make available to the public forthwith their respective long-term low emission strategies and any updates thereof.
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall report the most up-to-date projections available. Where a Member State does not submit complete projection estimates by 15 March every second year, and the Commission has established that gaps in the estimates cannot be filled by that Member State once identified through the Commission’s quality assurance or quality control procedures, the Commission may prepare estimates as required to compile Union projections, in consultation with the Member State concerned and with its agreement.
Amendment 1071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall, on terms and conditions specified by themselves, make available to the public, in electronic form, their national projections pursuant to paragraph 1 and any relevant assessment of the costs and effects of national policies and measures on the implementation of Union policies relevant for limiting GHG emissions along with any relevant underpinning technical reports, if need be. Those projections and assessments should include descriptions of the models and methodological approaches used, definitions and underlying assumptions.
Amendment 1081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, on terms and conditions specified by themselves, make available to the public the reports submitted to the Commission pursuant to this Article.
Amendment 1099 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Member States shall also make known all relevant information on the renewable energy market, in particular interconnections with the electricity markets of other Member States or even economic analysis of the renewables electricity market in terms of price levels or profitability of infrastructure designed to produce electricity from renewable sources;
Amendment 1101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 2
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 2
(2) specific measures for regional cooperation between Member States and, in particular, any infrastructure or research projects common to several Member States;
Amendment 1123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 4
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 4
(4) long-term strategy for the renovation of the national stock of both public and private residential and commercial buildings, including policies and measures to stimulate cost-effective deep and staged deep renovation, particularly the European and national financial instruments deployed to stimulate deep renovation of private housing;
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 6
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 6
(6) regionalinter-State cooperation in the area of energy efficiency, if applicableparticularly initiatives taken by local authorities;
Amendment 1129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 7
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 7
(7) without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU, financing measures, including Union support and the use of Union funds, in the area of energy efficiency at national level, if applicable, particularly financial instruments aimed at owners of private housing and especially private social landlords;
Amendment 1169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) regionalif appropriate, inter-State cooperation in implementing the objectives and policies referred to in points (a) to (g);
Amendment 1173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The above information may vary depending on the particular situations of the Member States concerned, especially their dependence on third countries to meet their energy supply needs. For example, certain States which are more dependent than the average Member State on a third country for their energy supply should take significant steps to tackle situations in which the supply from the countries concerned is restricted;
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) cooperation with other Member States in implementing the objectives and policies referred to in points (b) to (d), including coordination of policies and measures through the SET Plan, such as alignment of research programmes and commoncommon research and development programmes;
Amendment 1202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay use the online platform for the purposes of submitting to the Commission the reports referred to in this Chapter once the platform becomes operational.
Amendment 1215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. In the area of renewable energy, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the progress made in the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption on the basis of a linear trajectory starting from 20 % in 2020 and reaching at least 27 % in 2030 as referred to in Article 4(a)(2)(i), taking account of the specific situation of the Member State concerned and particularly the aspects referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Based on the assessment pursuant to Article 25, the Commission shall issue non-binding recommendations to a Member State pursuant to Article 28 if policy developments in that Member State show inconsistencies with the overarchingdo not comply with the energy objectives of the Energyuropean Union.
Amendment 1299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. If, on the basis of its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans and their updates pursuant to Article 12, the Commission concludes that the targets, objectives and contributions of the national plans or their updates are insufficient for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for the first ten-years period, for the Union's 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency, it shall take measureissue recommendations at Union level in order to ensurfacilitate the collective achievement of those objectives and targets. With regard to renewable energy, such measures shall take into consideration the level of ambition of contributions to the Union's 2030 target by Member States set out in the national plans and their updates.
Amendment 1333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, in the area of renewable energy, without prejudice to the measures at Union level set out in paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (2) in the year 2023, that the linear Union trajectory referred to in Article 25(2) is not collectively met, Member States shall ensure by the year 2024 that any emerging gap is covered by additional measuresit may make to those Member States assumed to be responsible for the delay that has been observed in attaining the objectives recommendations that can remedy the situation, such as:
Amendment 1337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall as appropriate issue non-binding recommendations to Member States to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union.
Amendment 1418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the Member State concerned shall take utmost account of the recommendation and decide whether or not to act on it in the light of its own situation and particularly its economic constraints in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States;
Amendment 1423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the Member State concerned shall take utmost account of the recommendation in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States;
Amendment 1434 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(4), 23(5), 27(4), 30(6) and 33(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later th on the basis of prior agreements between the European Parliament and three months before the end of each periode Council.