12 Amendments of Anni PODIMATA related to 2010/2108(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas energy infrastructure need to be financed first and foremost by energy tariffs; but whereas EU funding might also be needed where markets alone can not finance such investments, especially in the least developed regions and in remote regions,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that any future strategy should seek to fulfil the Lisbon Treaty objectives ofand those contained in the special energy chapter concerning a single energy market, security of supply, energy efficiency and savings, the development of new and renewable energy sources and the promotion and interlinking of energy networks and lead to a reduced reliance on energy imports and an increase in domestic energy production;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines, in accordance with the principle of reciprocity established by treaty for the first time, that the proposed strategy should be carried out, above all, in the spirit of solidarity and responsibility, where no Member State can be left behind or isolated and all Member States take measures to ensure the Union's mutual security; stresses the inclusion of a specific chapter on energy (article 194 TFEU) ensuring a firm legal basis for Union action based on the Community method;·
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point b
Paragraph 15 – point b
(b) set priority projects and set criteria to identify key investments for the development of the internal energy market, taking account also of the geographic scope of the projects, so as to ensure that energy infrastructure investments help to promote economic and social cohesion and the creation of fresh job opportunities for all European citizens;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that innovative financial instruments (as for instance risk-sharing facilities and loan schemes by public banks) could be an important tool for supporting investments in the energy infrastructure and energy efficiency; calls, therefore, on the Commission to increasingly replace traditional loans by these schemes; strongly endorses the proposal to use the EU budget equity as loan guarantees to encourage private and PPP investments; believes that energy infrastructure projects which promote EU strategic energy objectives may also be funded through the issuing of Eurobonds;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Asks the Commission to come forward withordinate an impact assessment carried out by an independent body on the future of the world and EU gas market, including the impact of the already planned gas infrastructure projects (i.e. Nabucco, ITGI), new LNG terminals, the impact of shale gas on the US gas market (notably on LNG import needs) and the impact of possible shale gas developments in the EU on future gas security of supply and prices before the end of the year;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission and the involved Member States to further proceed with the immediate implementation of the EU pipeline project Nabucco, which couldose projects which are expected to significantly enhance the security of gas supply of the European Union; asks for the vacancy of the EU Nabucco co-ordinator post to be filled as soond to give priority to the infrastructure referred to in the Second Strategic Energy Review, such as the development of the southern gas possiblecorridor (Interconnector Turkey-Greece- Italy and Nabucco);
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls for the completion of the interconnected system in southern Europe;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls for promoting the DESERTEC and Mediterranean Solar Plan initiatives by supporting decentralised solar power plants in the North African region and its connection to the grid; notes that the exploitation of the energy resources of the countries of North Africa, through making full use of renewable sources of energy, should help to enhance the security of energy supplies, whilst strengthening the development and social cohesion of the countries and populations of the region and limiting the gap between North and South;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
New title after paragraph 51
New title after paragraph 51
Energy and External Policy. Europe and third countries.
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51a. Emphasises the need to coordinate energy talks with neighbouring countries which have abundant reserves of alternative forms of energy and to develop jointly with the EU programmes to promote clean forms of energy and the exchange of know-how and technology; priority should be given to promoting the objectives of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and the Mediterranean Ring;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 b (new)
Paragraph 51 b (new)
51b. Believes, with a view to the Cancun Summit, that the ΕU should be at the head of efforts to achieve a comprehensive, legally binding and ambitious agreement, demonstrating that it is able to speak with one voice and confirm its leading role, bringing back to centre stage its proposal for a unilateral target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 30% by 2020;