28 Amendments of Vladimir URUTCHEV related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas measures for developing the Energy Union and achieving the 2030 climate targets must take full account of the impacts on energy prices, costs and the competitiveness of the EU economy plus the needed reduction in external energy dependency in order to get the necessary support from citizens and industry;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Energy Union reflects multiple calls of the European Parliament to establish a true pan-European Energy Community, based on a strong common energy market, coordination of energy purchasing outside of the EU and common European funding of research and innovation in the area of new sustainable energy technologies;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Energy Community is an instrument to expand internal energy market to EU's neighbourhood countries, thus contributing to the creation of a pan- European energy space based on common principles and the rule of law;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many countries are heavily reliant on a single supplier, including some that rely entirely on Russia for their natural gas and others that heavily rely on Northern Africa, which leaves them vulnerable to supply disruptions, whether these are caused by political or commercial disputes, or infrastructure failure; whereas additional LNG capacities in Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, as well as connecting central European gas hubs with South East Europe, will facilitate diversifying the gas supply to Member States and Energy Community Countries in South East Europe;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas 30 million European jobs are at risk owing to the US shale gas boom, as energy-intensive industries move operations to the US, where energy costs are far lower and where regulation of greenhouse gas emissions is less restrictive;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that well-developed and fully integrated infrastructure allowing for enhanced diversification of supplies and cross-border flows is vital for ensuring security of supply both in normal and emergency conditions and for delivering energy from competitive sources to consumers across the European Union and Energy Community;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that it is of upmost importance to the EU to end the isolation of some Member States from the internal energy market, as demonstrated by the gas stress tests carried out by the Commission; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to carry out such tests every two years; calls on the Member States and the Commission, in this relation, to implement without delays the recommendations of the gas system stress tests;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support those EU Member States and on the Energy Community Secretariat to support those Energy Community Contracting Parties that wish to negotiate energy contracts on a voluntary basis by introducing a common negotiating mechanism, and stresses that the functioning of such a mechanism must be subject to compliance with the EU internal market acquis and with EU competition and World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that greater transparency of intergovernmental agreements could be achieved by strengthening the role of the Commission in energy-related negotiations involving one or more Member States and third countries, including by having the Commission participate in those negotiations if there is a risk of abuse of a dominant position by one supplier; notes that furthermore the Commission should carry out ex-ante and ex-post assessments and draw up both a positive and a negative list of agreement clauses, such as export ban and, destination clauses, take-or-pay clauses and oil indexation of gas pricing;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to prepare draft contract templates and guidelines including an indicative list of abusive clauses in order to create a reference for competent authorities and companies in their contracting activities; furthermore calls on the Commission to publish quarterly assessments of the average import prices;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the effective use of existing EU funding schemes, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments, so as to support investment in key interconnectors building projects and the development of Europe's indigenous energy resources, based on a technology-neutral approach;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, and in particular DG TRADE, to comaintainue to press for a dedicated the goal of dedicating a separate energy chapter within the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with a view to removing US export restrictions on both crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and eliminating protectionist measures;
Amendment 497 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses that a strengthened Energy Community should be the pivotal arm of the EU's external energy policy and invites the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals based on the report of the High-Level Reflection Group for the reform of the Energy Community;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the Energy Community through, inter alia, better implementation and enforcement of EU law, enhancing its institutions including the establishment of an Energy Community Parliamentary Assembly and implementing key infrastructure projects in order to ensure better integration with the EU energy market and security of supply mechanisms;
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the future Energy Union must establish a free flow of energy across EU and Energy Community countries as the fifth European freedom alongside free movement of people, goods, capital and services;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for full implementation and enforcement of existing EU energy legislation and for a swift adoption of ambitious European network codes and guidelines, which must go hand in hand with strengthening the competenrespective competences and resources of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSO-G); this will also require a swift review of their capacity to implement the sectoral legislation in a transparent manner;
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that a properly designed future model of the electricity market in the EU must aim at a more market-based and optimal, from the point of view of network security, integration of renewable energy sources; notes that in order to facilitate investment in low carbon technologies, EU should offer investors a stable and a long term regulatory and political framework;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States and the Commission as well as the Energy Community Contracting Parties and the Energy Community Secretariat to concentrate their efforts on driving projects of common interest (PCIs) and projects of the Energy Community interest (PECIs) forward, with a view to achieving a pan- European ‘super grid' with the capacity to transmit power across EU countriesurope from multiple sources and therefore capable of diverting energy from surplus to deficit areas, thereby allowing the market to instantly respond to interruptions of supply wherever they occur;
Amendment 662 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Stresses the importance of ensuring a sound, stable and predictable regulatory framework which will enable long-term commitments and which is necessary to deliver new investments in energy infrastructure;
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports regional approaches where there are particular regional challenges or opportunities, or where acting regionally could speed up market integration, including through the creationfurther development of regional hubs to enhance market liquidity, primarily in the CEE region; recognises the important role of power exchanges in fostering liquid, transparent and secure energy trading;
Amendment 769 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that improvements in energy- efficiency pursued on a cost-effective basis will make a key contribution to energy security, competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; encourages Member States to recognize energy efficiency as a priority in their national policies; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency cannot replace diversification of energy supply;
Amendment 799 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that it will be important to avoid over-prescriptive legislation that can constrain domestic policy choices about how best to promote energy efficiency within a national context, but rather rely on soft regulatory instruments in the building sector such as the development of a European energy label for windows that could benefit households and businesses by reducing their energy bills;
Amendment 812 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that developing a new energy culture is essential for meeting the energy efficiency and climate change targets. Calls on the Member States to raise awareness among younger generation via suitable education modules at school in order to build a new energy consumer behaviour;
Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses that decarbonisation which is not pursued through a technology-neutral approach, nor takes advantage of mature low emitting technologies, could result in a drastic increase in energy costs in some Member States, which would lead to energy poverty, deindustrialisation of the European economy and a subsequent rise in unemployment; stresses that it therefore needs to be a sovereign decision of each Member State on how to decarbonise its economy;
Amendment 955 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recognises that indigenous and multi- sourced energy sources such as nuclear, clean coal technologies and other fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage (CCS) wcould make a fundamental contribution to EU energy security and decarbonisation, with shale gas facilitating the transition to a low- emission economy; believes, in this respect, that the Energy Union must reflect the need for the EU to use all low and lower emission sources at Member States' disposal; Calls, in this context, for a step by step revision of the Emissions Trading Scheme in a predictable way to facilitate and incentivize investments in all low-carbon technologies.
Amendment 1005 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the development of the Energy Union takes due consideration of requirements for environmental protection, reduced external energy dependency, biodiversity and the competitiveness of European industry;
Amendment 1079 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Stresses that the EU must collectively step up its efforts as regards all efficient, low- emission technologies, both mature and innovative, in order to meet its 2030 objectives and improve its energy security and facilitate economic recovery;