Activities of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2014/2153(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European energy security strategy (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas it has become an important part of Russian foreign policy to develop and implement a strategy regarding strategic resources, in particular oil and natural gas, in order to put other countries under political pressure, notes that this has been the case for a number of its neighbouring countries and several Member States of the European Union,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. Whereas the use of oil and natural gas for reasons of foreign policy and for the destabilisation of other countries, undermines economic growth and even more dangerous democratic stability in Europe and the independence of sovereign states,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. A policy for energy security must address the need of stable supply from different energy sources, providing the European economy with the energy needed for transports, industry and housing in a way that supports competiveness and climate policy, at the same time as it must minimize the dependence to those who deliberately want to use energy resources for their own political purposes in order to influence the political development in other countries,
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that European energy security must be developed in a way that defends the sovereignty of European countries, be it Member States in the EU or the Eastern partnership, and European security,
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that the full implementation of an integrated European energy market, for gas and for electricity are of fundamental importance for energy security and for the steps towards an Energy Union, reminds the Commission of the responsibility to follow up that all Member States implement and respect all parts of the Third Energy package, aiming for an integrated market for electricity and gas,
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that an ambitious climate policy is consistent with the goals of Energy security and less dependence to those parts of the world where strategic energy resources are used as a part of foreign policy,
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that a fully integrated energy market is the best way to utilize to its full extent all sorts of renewable resources and the available capacity for production,
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that new investments in nuclear power, fulfilling high security standards, belongs to the most feasible and concrete steps that can be taken in order to implement the climate policy of the union as well as increased independence regarding energy and electricity,
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for Member States that are phasing out nuclear power to secure that it is replaced with an energy production that can contribute with the same supply, and contribute to stabilize the common system for production and distribution,
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines that increased investments in district heating facilitates a growing market for indigenous energy sources, among them different kinds of bioenergy, combined with competition from different sources, allowing for energy sources as industrial waste energy to be utilized,
Amendment 603 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines that the competition policy of the European Union is an integrated part of the internal market and that it must be applied to all energy sources, all distribution channels and all suppliers in the same manners as in other markets,
Amendment 604 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls for Member States with regulated price for electricity to open up for normal competition and prizing based on supply and demand, as a means for a better functioning internal market, a responsible development of demand and incentives for new production and transmission capacity,
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Underlines that new energy infrastructure and better interconnections are best financed via commercial investments, facilitated by market based prices, in the framework of a functioning internal energy market,