Activities of Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV related to 2010/2233(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Relations of the European Union with the Gulf Cooperation Council
Amendments (3)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the achievements of the EU- GCC Joint Action Programme and the Free Trade Agreement, in particular in areas of mutual interest in the fields of industry, energy, research, education, science and technology, ICT, investment and climate action; these achievements will hopefully speed up the signing of the Free Trade Agreement;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that the potential synergies in renewable energy sources (solar and wind)such as solar, wind, municipal waste/sewage biomass and new clean coal technologies offer considerable prospects for technological, industrial and policy cooperation between the EU and the GCC; stresses that photovoltaics using Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV) technologies should be promoted for this region's countries who benefit from very high Direct Normal Irradiation (DNI);
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the importance of deepening cooperation with the GCC on research and technology programmes, with special focus on new knowledge-based industries in areas such as renewable sources, CCS, oil and gas derivatives and energy efficiency, energy efficiency, production of electricity and heat or methane for use in transport by anaerobic digestion of sewage/organic municipal waste; the stake is to eventually set up a bilateral cooperation implying transfer of technologies combined with a secure and a sustainable supply of raw materials;