Activities of Teresa RIERA MADURELL related to 2011/2157(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Neighbourhood Policy (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
Amendments (3)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the importance of renewables and of energy efficiency and notes thats drivers for the economic development of both the EU'’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods have major potential in these areas countries by becoming a source of new income and employment, generating new local energy sources, reinforcing the grid infrastructures and allowing for a new industrial sector of components manufacturing to be created; recognises that increased use of renewables is often impeded by a lack of incentives and by technical limitations preventing grids from receiving and distributing renewables- generated power,; and encouragesks the Commission to supportencourage the development of local expertise andin these fields, the transfer of know-how and the fostering of joint research projects by supporting training programmes targeted to engineer faculties, renewable energies research centres and regulatory bodies;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission'’s intention to accelerate the energy market integration process by encouraging further convergence of regulatory frameworks, notwithstanding the merits of the Energy Community Treaty; encourages common regulatory projects such as MEDREG, the Association of the Mediterranean Regulators for Electricity and Gas; supports MEDREG work in the promotion of Euro-Mediterranean regional electricity and natural gas markets, in the development of common positions on regulatory issues related to cross border electricity and gas trade, as well as in the promotion of harmonised, transparent and non discriminatory market rules and the exchange of know- how and experience;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports further cooperation in sectors such as industry, SMEs, R&D&I, ICT and space; welcomes the Commission proposals concerning the development of a common knowledge and innovation space and of a digital economy based on ICTstresses that the EU's research cooperation should underpin the EU's main policy objectives, such as combating climate change, bridging the digital divide, securing sustainability of energy supplies, biodiversity and ecosystems; welcomes the Commission proposals concerning the development of a common knowledge and innovation space and of a digital economy based on ICT and calls on member states and neighbouring countries to reaffirm their commitment to progress towards this development; reiterates the importance of effective trade and investment facilitation mechanisms between the EU and its neighbourhood countries in order to reinforce trade partnerships and allow economic operators, and specially SMEs, accessing adequate and reliable information on trade and investment conditions in partner countries;