7 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2015/2113(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set up a comprehensive framework for the external dimension of the Energy Union, with a specific focus on the promotion of strategic partnerships with energy-producing and transit third countries within European neighbourhood and Enlargement policies; this should take into account the current state of regional cooperation and the planning and, development of major strategic infrastructure projects and rapid mobilisation of funds for existing ones, including developing alternative routes and energy suppliers for those Member States currently dependent on a single supplier; and ones identified as being part of energy islands;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for comprehensive legislation that stimulates investments in a technology- neutral way in research, production and distribution of renewable fuels and modern engine technology; emphasises the need to reduce emissions by replacing fossil fuels by renewable fuels, electricity or low -carbon alternatives and, to that end, to integrate renewables fully into the market; considers that support for the early deployment of liquefied natural gas is needed; recalls that opening up the market to renewable fuels in aviation would help the EU maintain its leading role in renewable energy;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to actively pursue the diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and, Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor and European Energy Security Strategy;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, security of energy supply is the most pressing issue and that competitiveness and sustainability are in function of security of supply for end users; stresses that diversification of gas corridors and modern and flexible infrastructure should be priority for the European energy security; underlines that Member States must coordinate and cooperate in this respect with their neighbours when developing their energy policies; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to examine how the current architecture of national preventive and emergency response measures could be streamlined at both regional and EU level;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the future Energy Union must establish a free flow of energy across EU countries as the fifth European freedom alongside free movement of people, goods, capital and services; underlines that particular attention in reaching that goal should be paid to strengthening energy security in the most vulnerable Member states that have been identified a being part of energy islands;
Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports regional approaches where there are particular regional challenges or opportunities, or where acting regionally could speed up market integration, including through the creation of regional hubs to enhance market liquidity; supports strengthening and engagement of the European Energy Community so that the application of EU acquis would be ensured in the neighbouring countries, observers, candidates and other non-EU contracting parties;
Amendment 1133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Calls on the Commission to provide an explicit mapping of the different funding and financing instruments, such as the InvestEU programme, Connecting Europe (PCIs), R&D funds, structural funds, smart grid financing instruments (ERA-Net Plus), the Horizon 2020 programme (H2020), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Energy Programme for Recovery (EEPR), the Connecting Europe Facility - Energy (CEF-E), NER 300 and Eurogia+, and to clarify the eligibility rules for each of these programmes, while taking into account the technology neutral approach; calls for the rapid mobilization of resources for the financing of Projects of Common Interest in order to build the necessary infrastructure and provide for a smooth and reliable energy supply that is not subject to any form of political pressure from outside the EU; calls on the Commission to aim to provide more balanced support and spending throughout the EU to avoid creating a technological rift between regions;