1 Amendments of Juozas IMBRASAS related to 2011/2034(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, and that priority must therefore be given to developing integrated and reliable energy networks with effective internal connections; stresses that EU energy infrastructure policy must be coordinated and defined at continental level, and that the operation of European networks connected to neighbouring countries would stimulate competition on the common European energy market and increase solidarity among the Member States; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population;