16 Amendments of Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States aran enhanced coordination and oversight of national policies with regard to energy within the Member States is vital, while respecting the exclusively competentce for defining their national energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws that discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of othin order to ensure a fully functional internal energy market, strengthen energy security and deliver cost competitive energy to consumers;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas a sound and stable regulatory framework is indispensable for delivering new investments in energy infrastructure;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to actively pursue themore sustainable and competitive energy prices for European citizens and businesses and diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that infrastructure projects, such as the synchronisation of power systems of the Baltic States with the European electricity system, which solve the issue of 'energy islands ', are projects of a strategic importance for the Energy Union ;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, security of energy supply isand European competitiveness are the most pressing issues 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;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that diversity in the energy mixes of Member States, based on their respective potential, experience, know-how and economic costs and needs, is an asset to the EU as a whole, since it strengthens its resilience to supply disruptions, enables it to make cost-optimal energy choices and allows different technologies to develop and compete on the market, thereby driving down the costs of energy; Insists however, that national diversity must not represent a barrier to the single market, and Member States must fully comply with state aid rules, make appropriate investments in their domestic transmission infrastructures, and ensure high levels of interconnectedness and resilience in their national energy systems in order to deliver on the Unions energy security and market objectives;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the effective use of existing EU funding schemes, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, so as to support investment in the development of Europe's indigenous energy resources, based on a technology-neutralfull cost-benefit approach;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that, in order to assess real efficiency and cost effectiveness, it is necessary to consider direct and external costs of the different energy sources, as well as the impact of all sorts of public interventions on their relative competitive position;
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the backbone of the future Energy Union must be a fully functioning internal energy market that delivers secure, competitive and sustainable energy to enable EU companies and consumers to access gas and electricity in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible; Stresses in this respect that electricity interconnections should be designed for cross-border trading on a daily basis and not only to cover peak loads ;
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that all EU consumers should equally benefit from a single gas and electricity market; in this sense underlines that the current price differentials between national markets due to the lack of market integration and interconnections must not be tolerated anymore; urges the Commission to quickly propose measures to achieve greater price convergence and market integration across the Union;
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to monitor the evolution of final energy prices in the Member States, including taxes, levies, subsidies and any other hidden costs, with a view to identify actions that may help to reduce such prices;
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Reminds that Energy Union must help increase the availability of finance for infrastructure projects; Highlights in this regard the role that the EFSI (Juncker package), must play in ensuring that energy infrastructure projects are attractive to private investors with stable regulatory conditions and clearly identifiable medium to long term pay-off, particularly by minimising bureaucracy and encompassing an expedient application and approval process;
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Welcomes the European Council's proposal for a minimum level of electricity interconnection between Member States of 10 % by 2020 and 15 % by 2030; Underlines the importance of Member States' policies acting in a complementary manner to better functioning of the internal market and strengthening interconnection of transmission networks; Emphasises that attention must be given also to the internal capacity and durability of national transmission networks as well the level of interconnection and cross- border capacity in order to ensure that member states are not made vulnerable by under capacity or outdated technology in transmission and distribution systems in neighbouring and transit countries; Reiterates that subsequent recommendations must include full impact assessments of both national plans and union objectives in this regard;
Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to concentrate their efforts on driving projects of common interest (PCIs) forward, with a view to achieving a pan- European ‘'super grid' with the capacity to transmit power across EU countries from multiple sources and therefore capable of diverting energy from surplus to deficit areas, thereby allowing the market to instantly respond to interruptions of supply wherever they occur; Further stresses that such efforts must focus particularly on resolving the problems arising from existing energy islands;
Amendment 1093 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that greater effort in developing innovative low-emission and energy efficiency technologies and solutions can bring significant long-term benefits in terms of reduced generation costs and reduced energy demand;
Amendment 1104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Stresses the added value of integrating ICT in the energy systems to maximize energy efficiency, moderate demand, and lower prices for consumers ; Considers that the digital transformation of the industry as well as the emergence and take up of new ICT technologies such as "Big data" should be part of the EU energy efficiency policy;