6 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2014/2153(INI)
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that it is important to put an end to any isolation of Member States and regions from European gas and electricity networks and strongly believes that the EU should help those most vulnerable countries to diversify their sources and supply routes, as a matter of priority; therefore recalls, in the context of energy diversity, the essential role of energy mix including all sorts of energy production and allowing for specific conditions of individual Member State in order to achieve the EU energy goals.
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise that energy efficiency is by virtue of its lowest cost, availability and sustainability "the first fuel" in the merit order of energy resources, and thus plays a prime role in maintaining security of supply
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the energy security and eventually self-sufficiency of the EU, can be primarily achieved by promoting energy savings and renewable energy, which will, together with other alternative sources of energy, reduce import dependency. Notes that energy security must be achieved alongside with strict rules of environmental protection, on all kinds of energy production, offshore and an onshore operations, as well as during production of alternative forms of energy.
Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Insists that the EU's energy policy should ensure the access to energy for all, contribute to affordable energy prices for the benefit of all consumers and strengthen public control and regulation in this sector. Reiterates that the Energy is a basic human need and therefore the EU should closely focus on the issue of energy poverty and promote measures to tackle this problem, which affected one in four EU citizens - 124 million people - in 2012; reminds that this problem is likely to be aggravated in the coming years by a renewed rise in energy prices;
Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Highlights the need to actively strengthen cooperation with the EU's partners and recognize the important role of international cooperation in the field of Energy, and especially energy security; in this regard stresses that all intergovernmental agreements must be based on the principle of mutual respect with the third countries involved.
Amendment 804 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Highlights the need to enhance the EU’s ability to speak with one voice in order to deliver a more coherent energy diplomacy in partner countries and in multilateral fora; notes in this regard that the mandatovoluntary participation of the Commission as an observer in negotiations for intergovernmental agreements, as well as both ex ante and ex post evaluation of the negotiated agreements, should be required in order toon request of the member state, can minimise the possibility of non-conformity with EU law; However, it is important not to jeopardise the ability of Member States to negotiate the content of the agreements.