12 Amendments of Victor BOŞTINARU related to 2014/2153(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that trade plays a key role in energy security, and that strong energy partnerships, reinforced by energy chapters included in the EU’s trade agreements, are essential tools; considers it of key importance to reduce dependency on imported energy; considers that EU’s trade agreements, including TTIP, should include energy chapters and serve the clear needs and objectives of a European Energy strategy; considers it of key importance to reduce dependency on imported energy and to enhance the EU’s energy diversification to avoid being dependent on one single supplier;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for a strong coordination of the European trade policy with energy policy , foreign policy and CSDP in order to ensure the effectiveness of the European Energy strategy and a better coherence in our external action;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the fact that the energy security strategy should strive to alleviate tensions between countries and reduce market inefficiencies, both of which factors that counteract the benefits of trade; stresses the need to promote democratic global governance structures for energy and raw materials and to foresee clear and effective obligations and penalties clauses to ensure that energy supply is not affected by events such as political ones;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the so called ‘winter package’ of USD 4.6 billion was agreed on 30 October 2014 and is being implemented, securing gas supply for Ukraine and also for EU Member States but only for a limited time;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the EU should help the most vulnerable countries diversify their sources and supply routesdiversify its sources and supply routes and also help the most vulnerable countries to do the same, including through reverse flows, with an emphasis on renewable energies and related storage facilities, in order to increase energy efficiency worldwide, and should help eradicate energy poverty, contribute to global sustainable development and support the global effort to tackle climate change;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that any sustainable energy source that might contribute to energy security in the Union should be taken into account and developed in full compliance with environmental requirements;
Amendment 548 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use, for the purposes of increased energy security and the transition to a low-carbon economy, of the possibilities allowed for financing energy projects through state aid, as well as the financial instruments available through the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund, Horizon 2020, the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument, and the investment facilities of the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and public and private intermediaries;
Amendment 643 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises that acceleration of the implementation of strategic infrastructure projects is highly necessary, and therefore encouragescalls on the Commission to participate more actively indo all the necessary efforts to speed up thise process;
Amendment 658 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for the Projects of Common Interest (PCI) adopted in 2013 to be executed without delay and in full respect of the deadlines;
Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the EU’s energy diversification must prioritise those projects that diversify not only routes but also sources and must meet all requirements of EU law; emphasises that the diversification of routes must be directed towards reliable suppliers, and that supply agreements should in any case foresee clear, effective and easily applicable obligations and penalty clauses to ensure that energy supply is not affected by events such as political ones;
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45 a. Stresses the need for a strong coordination of the energy policy with the foreign policy and the CSDP for a better coherence of the external actions and an appropriate strategic assessment of the Energy Union's impact from a security point of view;
Amendment 818 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Stresses that a regular review of the implementation of the European Energy Security Strategy must be ensured, and that the annual progress assessment of the Strategy must be carried out considering its impact to the CSDP and having regard to the relevant challenges to energy security; calls on the Commission to submit annual reports on the state of play of the European Energy Security Strategy;