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Activities of Hans-Olaf HENKEL related to 2015/2113(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

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

Amendments (7)

Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that the EU's energy and resource diplomacy has to be strengthened to secure access to vital metals and minerals for the clean energy technology development and production; privileged access can be secured through linking the fields of aid and trade, technology transfer and innovation cooperation in the EU's relations with resource rich mineral economies
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Notes, that increasing the physical infrastructure will have little effect, if capacity on interconnections are not made fully available; underlines therefore the necessity to end restrictions on cross- border trade of electricity;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 684 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines that increased regional cooperation can contribute to both enhancing energy security, improve infrastructure planning, ensuring cost optimisation of integrating renewables and drive down costs for consumers;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Stresses, however, that the EU must as a general principle employ a technology- neutral approach to decarbonising our energy systems, adopting strategies for using and promoting not only renewable energy sources but also other low-emission sources of energy; acknowledges, however, that certain technologies will still need technology specific support after 2020. Underlines, that such support measures should be reserved to technologies with a significant cost reduction potential within a reasonable time frame; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to revise its Energy and Environmental State Aid Guidelines in a way which will provide for an equitable treatment of energy production from different energy sources;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 970 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Stresses the importance of reducing the EU's external energy dependency including natural gas and other energy sources that build on existing domestic alternatives
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1013 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Acknowledges that the EU has a number of leading competitive low emission energy players creating high value, sustainable jobs in the EU and assisting non-EU countries to improve their energy security
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1028 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to undertake common efforts in order to bring down wholesale and retail gas and energy prices by 20 % by 2020remove regulated prices;
2015/06/19
Committee: ITRE