6 Amendments of Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN related to 2016/2059(INI)
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of regional cooperation when building new LNG terminals and underlines that Member States with access to the sea should cooperate closely with landlocked countries; stresses that such cooperation mechanisms could streamline political and energy market co-operation and facilitate joint decisions on essential gas infrastructure investment in the regions; believes that knowledge and information could be developed jointly on issues such as energy storage facilities, and tendering processes for LNG and interconnectors;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for the prioritisation of developing LNG capacities and indigenous production in the Mediterranean countries and in South Eastern Europe, as well as interconnecting land-locked countries in Central Europe to these new capacities in order to diversify supply sources in these regions; notes that this will allow gas-on- gas competition and will replace imports of natural gas volumes under oil-indexed contracts thus increasing Member States bargaining power;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission’s ambition to provide more information and assistance to project promoters on various project financing options, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and on various technical solutions;. Stresses that the EFSI should function as a mechanism for turning infrastructure investment into a fully liquid asset class with bonds that can be pooled and traded on European and global markets; furthermore notes that Institutional investors such as insurers or pension funds, which are naturally disposed to making long-term investments in real assets, would be attracted only by standardised investment products and a solid project pipeline that can guarantee sound business cases.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that finding cost efficient solutions should be a key principle in reaching the EU and regional optimum and calls on the Commission, the Member States and national regulatory authorities to allocate the limited available resources to the development of critical infrastructure; so as to attract private investment for LNG infrastructure and interconnectors;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Considers that EU-US LNG trade would fully integrate the EU gas market into the global one and would contribute significantly to the completion of the Internal Energy Market;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Encourages the Commission to consider the Eastern Mediterranean and the Caspian Region as important case studies for its Energy Diplomacy given the opportunities for energy trade and available resources;