8 Amendments of Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ related to 2016/2059(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307/1, 28.10.2014),
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to ensure implementation of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, within the prescribed time limits, in particular as regards the establishment of LNG refuelling points, at least along the existing TEN-T Core Network, to ensure that LNG heavy-duty motor vehicles can circulate throughout the Union, and at maritime and inland ports to enable LNG inland waterway vessels or sea-going ships to circulate throughout the TEN-T Core Network; underlines that a dense network of refuelling infrastructure is a prerequisite for the substantive deployment of LNG as an alternative fuel in the transport sector; recalls that Member States should assess, in their national policy frameworks, in close cooperation with their regional authorities, the need to install refuelling points for LNG in ports outside the TEN-T Core Network;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the current LNG terminals are not optimally distributed across the EU; believes that the principle of geographical balance should be taken into account when selecting the future location of new or modernisation/increasing capacity of existing LNG terminals supported from EU funds; stresses that sea ports play an important role in optimising the distribution of LNG across the Union by acting as LNG hubs; calls for the establishment of a long-term and stable financial framework and continuous funding opportunities through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Motorways of the Sea, Horizon 2020, the European Structural and Investment Funds and the European Investment Bank;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that the principle of geographical balance should be taken into account when selecting the future location of new or modernisation/increasing capacity of existing LNG terminals and gas storages supported from EU funds; reminds that those projects must provide an added value to contribute to the energy security of particular region with adequate cost- benefit analyses and be in line with the internal energy market rules;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the importance of LNG terminals for the Central and Eastern European member states where a robust connection between the LNG terminals at the Baltic and Adriatic Sea (i.e. the 'North-South Corridor') and subsequent adequate network of interconnectors must be built to ensure the diversification of gas supply;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reminds that the cross-border accessibility of gas storages is one of the key tools to implement the principle of energy solidarity during gas shortages and emergency crisis;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the Commission’s ambition to provide more information and assistance to project promoters on various project financing options, such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the European Regional DevelopStructural and Investments Funds (ERDSIF) and on various technical solutions;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines the fact that the dense network of fuelling infrastructure is a prerequisite for substantive deployment of LNG as an alternative fuel in the transport sector;