2 Amendments of Vittorio PRODI related to 2013/2135(INI)
Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Recalls the conclusions of the 2002 European Council that set a non-binding electricity interconnection target of 10% of national installed production capacity to be achieved by 2005; stresses that the majority of Member States have not achieved this goal; believes that increased interconnection will facilitate cross- border trade and increase EU balancing capacity thereby resulting in more cost- effective integration of renewable energy.
Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Calls therefore on the Commission to include in its objectives for the 2030 framework for climate and energy a binding target, or set of targets, on electricity infrastructure interconnections based on an analysis of the comparative advantages of each Member State in the field of renewable energy and with a view to completing the EU 'supergrid' infrastructure linking North, South, East and West.