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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Draws attention to the importance of the eastern partnership in terns of ensuring the EU's energy supplies; in the light of the creation of new interconnections and pipelines in the gas sector, new interconnections and networks in the electricity sector, new infrastructures and terminals for LNG and new electrical power stations (using fossil fuels or renewable energy sources or based on nuclear projects), stresses the need to establish market rules and transparent and fair conditions for energy transit and trading, so as to ensure a stable future for investment; emphasises that such rules and conditions should promote high standards of environmental protection, democratic participation and health and safety;

2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reaffirms that the EU's energy security policy is based on the diversification of sources and routes; stresses the European value added supplied and the importance assumed by the southern gas corridor and its role as a means of improving security of supply for the Union; considers that projects such as the Nabucco gas pipeline, which is a key priority for the EU, as well as other smaller projects such as the Azerbaijan- Georgia-Romania interconnection (AGRI), point up the need for closer cooperation among the countries bordering the Black Sea; calls on the Commission and the Member States, as well as their partners, to encourage and accelerate the implementation of the above projects;

2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Welcomes the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the Treaty establishing the Energy Community, in view of its potentially vital role in terms of ensuring the achievement of the EU's energy security objectives and contributing to security for those countries;

2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the need for crossborder cooperation in the Danube region, given its status as European gateway to the western Balkans, as well as the role of the EU strategy for the Danube region as regards improving neighbourhood relations in central and south-eastern Europe, given its significant contribution in terms of value added to EU policy for eastern Europe, and thus being an excellent means for the entire Union to boost political and economic cooperation in the Balkans and therefore contribute to extending and consolidating the process of European integration in the region;

2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the need to consolidate multilateral energy cooperation in the Black Sea region, on the basis of the guiding principles laid down by the WTO and the Treaty on the Energy Charter; advocates full integration of the markets and the regulatory framework on the basis of the EU energy and environmental legislation, and encourages the countries of the wider Black Sea region to adhere to the Treaty on the Energy Charter, while also favouring the provision of assistance by the EU, the EIB and the EBRD for the modernisation of energy infrastructures in the ENP countries:

2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE

Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Is aware of the achievements of the BSI (Black Sea Interconnection) project in terms of the creation of a regional research and education network in the wider Black Sea region, as well as its links with GEANT, and calls on the Commission to continue its support for research projects in the Black Sea region such as HP-SEE, SEE-GRID, SCENE, CAREN and BSRN;

2011/09/28
Committee: ITRE

Activities of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2011/2157(INI)

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