1 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2010/2211(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the new multiannual financial framework should reflect the EU's political priorities as outlined in the EU 2020 Strategy; emphasises that the Union needs a long-term vision for an efficient and sustainable energy policy to 2050; notes that substantial investments in the European energy infrastructure are needed, in order not to jeopardise achieving the EU 2020 targets; welcomes the plans for an increase in the EU budget share for energy, including project bonds, with a view to contributing to the funding of key European priority energy infrastructure projects with the aim of bridging the investment gap of about EUR 60 billion identified by the European Commission, as well as for European funding for research on new and renewable energy technologies; takes the view that energy efficiency and energy savings should remain key priorities in any future energy strategy, reducing the need for new additional energy infrastructures;