2 Amendments of Eugen FREUND related to 2016/0378(COD)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Due to the close interconnection of the Union electricity grid and the increasing need to cooperate with neighbouring countries to maintain grid stability and integrate large volumes of renewable energies, regional operational centres will play an important role for the coordination of transmission system operators. The Agency should guarantee regulatory oversight over the regional operational centres where necessary. They should, together with the transmission system operators, keep the Agency informed about their regional decisions.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Through the cooperation of national regulators within the Agency it is evident that majority decisions are a key pre- requisite to achieve progress on matters concerning the internal energy market which have significant economic effects in various Member States. National regulators should therefore vote with simplecontinue to vote with two- thirds majority within the Board of Regulators. The Agency should be accountable to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, where appropriate.