14 Amendments of Bernd LANGE related to 2013/2005(INI)
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern indications that certain national action is again being taken to influence energy markets, especially as regards efforts to secure the supply of electricity, with Member States implementing national capacity- remuneration mechanisms without fully exploring the potential of cross-border solutions or engaging in EU-level coordination, thus interfering with and distorting market design; points out, too, the growing need for a stable policy framework to make energy capacity economically secure, and for an appropriate energy supply structure; calls for energy market design to be geared to the Union’s long-term energy and climate policy targets and to enable the integration of renewable energy technologies while allowing the internal energy market to develop to the full;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that, without prejudice either to the Member States’ right to choose their energy mix or to the, there is a need for better EU-wide coordination, the EU as a whole must make full use of the potential of all energy sources that a and cooperation among them in re lat the disposal of EU Member Statesion to energy;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the missedat better use needs to be made of the opportunities – created through joint EU research projects supported by Framework Programmes and initiatives such as the SET Plan –, so as to develop new technologies allowing for improvements in efficiency, renewables, the security of nuclear power plants, the low-emission usage of fossil fuels, and intelligent networks, all of which are critical for the energy market;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that the only means of ensuring that energy technologies will be sensibly priced in the long term is through fair competition within the Union; calls on the Commission to propose a strategy for the renewable energy sector that covers the full industrial policy spectrum from research and development through to financing;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission to monitor closely the effective implementation of EU energy legislation, in particular the provisions that create essential consumer rights, as well as those that concern system operators, national regulating authorities and competition rules, and those that aim to reduce the phenomenon of loop flows, the latter constituting a significant though manageable challenge to the internal energy market as it weakens the security of the energy system; notes that loop flows are caused by lack of provision for storage and by insufficient grid capacity; urges the Commission to use the most appropriate means at its disposal to address any continued non-compliance with relevant EU legislation;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to coordinate infrastructure projects in a better way, thereby ensuring full EU- wide system connectivity and cost- effectiveness; recognises that this requires an integrated approach with the involvement of small distribution system operators; encourages, to that end, the Commission and the Member States to ensure rapid assessment, selection and implementation of projects of common European interest, especially with regard to electricity and gas trans-border interconnectors, liquefied natural gas and storage infrastructure, which are vital for a well-integrated and well-functioning energy market;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Strongly supports the Commission’s efforts to introduce harmonised network codes and rules accordingly to the plan and to ensure the stability of the regulatory framework of the internal energy market; calls on the Commission to ensure that the requisite measures are implemented rapidly and in a targeted way; points out, too, the need for closer linkage in this regard with EU rules and with national provisions developed in parallel to them;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Emphasises that the pursuit of closer energy policy cooperation must also be reflected in external energy policy and calls, therefore, for energy agreements with third countries to be concluded at EU level and for EU energy policy objectives to be firmly established;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Looks forward to the Commission’s guidelines to help set ambitious policy objectives with regard to vulnerable consumers, and will assist the Member States in better defining this category of consumers; calls on the Commission to review, in parallel, existing mechanisms and instruments for protecting such consumers, with a view to propose measures aimed at a more coherent and comprehensive approach at EU-level; highlights too the important role of comprehensive advisory services for consumers in this category, and of exchanges of good practice;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Emphasises that the Energy Roadmap 2050 provides for the major share of energy provision in 2050 to be from renewables, and that experience with the climate and energy package has pointed up the need to have a binding target for 2030 for the renewable energy share in final energy consumption; calls for the binding EU-wide target for 2030 for the renewable share in final energy consumption to be set at 40-50% at least, and for Member States to be required to achieve that level through a series of binding development objectives;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States, the Commission and the relevant stakeholders to convert the necessary supporting schemes into transparent, homogeneous and market-driven mechanisms in order to and more convergent mechanisms in order to ensure fair competition and create a common market for requested support features – such as energy efficiency, prosumers, cogeneration, renewables and auxiliary services – in a way that ensures their compatibility;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Member States to implement the Commission’s planned guidelines on renewable energy best practices in order to promote convergence of the support systems for renewables in Europe, to achieve a secure and affordable supply of energy based on the best possible technologies and to strengthen competitiveness and capacity for innovation in the EU single market for energy; notes that Member States should be allowed to have special funding arrangements enabling them to develop and use local and regional resources; it should not be possible, however, to amend or set aside existing national funding arrangements retrospectively;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to exaoptiminse thoroughly the implications of integrating low-emission energy sources, especiallye integration of renewables, into the energy grids with regard to financial support, system-wide technical requirements and market design; underlines that the lack of coordpoints out that the inated approach towards those sources has until now prevented their integration within the European energy systemsgration process needs to be improved through better funding for the storage of renewable energy and through adaptation of grid infrastructure to accommodate the growth in renewable energy production and storage;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to pursue discussions about an appropriate post- 2020 European funding model for renewables so as to counter fragmentation of the EU single market for energy and to ensure fair competition; notes already, however, that feed-in systems have in the past proved to be very flexible and promising and have fostered a wide range of technological advances;