3 Amendments of Eduard KUKAN related to 2014/2153(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that energy policy must be an integral part ofmainstreamed in the EU’s overall external policy, and that further efforts are needed to ensure better synergies between energy objectives and foreign policy; underlines that energy security concerns the whole EU despite various vulnerability of the particular Member states; calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) and the European External Action Service to coordinate closely the relevant foreign policy tools and instruments of the Member States and the EU institutions;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, in view of the EU’s high dependence on energy imports and the current dominance of a single gas supplier, it is urgent to diversify energy supply sources and energy routes and support alternative gas supply infrastructure projects;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that energy cooperation must take into account the EU’s core values, such as the respect for human rights and democracy; calls on all actors of EU external policy to advocate the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency in all contacts with third countries; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to address the control of nuclear infrastructure within the EU by non-EU entities, and to closely monitor nuclear safety standards in the EU’s neighbourhood, as well as the management of European nuclear waste.