2 Amendments of Johannes LEBECH related to 2008/2212(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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2. Believes that the EU's nascent energy policy will remain weak as long as there is no suitableUrges the EU and the Member States to take steps to secure a binding, progressive and all-encompassing Treaty basis for energy a common Europeand energy security and it lacksupply and security; underlines in this respect the vital importance of a coherent strategy vis- à-vis ithe EU's main external suppliers; supports the Lisbon Treaty, which contains an energy solidarity clause and makes energy policy a shared responsibility between the EU and the Member States, as a step in the right direction;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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4. Reiterates the importance of greater diversification of the EU's energy sources and supply routes, in order to mitigate the effects of a possible future oil crunch, while recognising the diversity of situations in which various Member States find themselves when it comes to energy mix, import dependency and infrastructure availability, particularly for 'energy islands' in the EU; supports a greater use of sustainable biofuels and acknowledges the importance of nuclear energy in order to improve energy security; notes that non- conventional oil is expected to play an important role in counterbalancing the decline in production from existing fields; underlines that new oil infrastructure projects such as the Odessa-Gdansk and Constan a-Trieste pipelines should continue to be high-priority projects of European interest;