2 Amendments of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK related to 2016/0031(COD)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The objective of the Energy Union Strategy, as adopted by the Commission on 25 February 20158 , is to give consumers secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy. More precisely, the Energy Union Strategy emphasizes that full compliance of agreements related to the buying of energy from third countries with Union law is an important element in ensuring energy security, building on the analysis already carried out in the European Energy Security Strategy of May 20149 . In the same spirit, the European Council in its conclusions of 19 March 2015 called for full compliance with Union law of all agreements related to the buying of gas from external suppliers, notably by reinforcing transparency of such agreements and compatibility with Union energy security provisions. __________________ 8 9Given the above, the Commission should attempt, within its competence and with respect to the rules of subsidiarity and proportionality, to ensure that dominant gas suppliers in a region do not abuse their position in breach of EU antitrust rules, with particular reference to unfair prices charged in Member States as well as to the use of interruptions in supplies for economic and political blackmail. __________________ 8 COM(2015)80 COM(2015)80 9 COM (2014)330 COM (2014)330
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission should assess the compatibility with Union law of intergovernmental agreements that entered into force or are applied provisionally prior to the entry into force of this Decision and inform the Member States accordingly. In the event of incompatibility, Member States should take all necessary steps to find a suitable solution to eliminate the incompatibility identified. The Commission should be particularly encouraged to further investigate the project of the pipeline Nord Stream 2 in terms of its compatibility with the acquis, especially with the Third Energy Package and Third Gas Directive adopted in 2009 as well the main principles of the current Energy Union project.