Activities of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2015/2001(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
State of EU-Russia relations (A8-0162/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) LT
State of EU-Russia relations (debate) LT
Amendments (2)
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that energy must become a significant element of EU external policy and the EU needs to have a united position based on solidarity in energy policy matters;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that Russia often uses energy resources as a means of exerting political pressure, especially on the Baltic States, which have traditionally depended on it for their energy supplies, and that the end effect of this is to split the EU from within and reduce the competitiveness of Member States and the EU as a whole;