6 Amendments of Csaba MOLNÁR related to 2015/2108(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. AIs alarmed at Europe’s increasing energy dependence, particularly in central and eastern Europe; acknowledges that renewable energy and increased energy efficiency leading to energy savings are critical means for a stable, secure, independent and democratic energy system for the EU, which makes a considerable contribution to Europe’s economic growth and generates high-quality jobs and wealth within a future-oriented sustainable economy; underlines that a higher degree of electricity interconnectivity and smart grids are necessary for developing such a system;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that electricity interconnection is a precondition for completing an integrated EU internal electricity market, which, if well designed, will help to achieve our climate objectives and improve the EU’s geopolitical position through greater energy security and independence, as well as reduce energy isolation, and will reduce the possibility of perturbations in energy provision; stresses that the electricity interconnectors also need to be tackled, planned and executed through strong coordinated regional cooperation;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, according to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), investments in the necessary interconnection projects of pan-European significance could be as high as EUR 150 billion by 2030, and notes with interest that for each euro invested in the network, electricity prices could be mitigated by EUR 2; notes that independent studies show that with similar investment in the network infrastructure, Europe could cover a large share of its electric load with renewable energy sources1; points out that increasing cross-border electricity capacity would help achieve the energy and climate targets set for the period up to 2030; __________________ 1 ‘„powE[R] 2030 – A European grid for ¾ renewable electricity by 2030’”, Greenpeace, 2014.
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Subheading 10
Central and South-Eastern Europe
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that Central and South- Eastern Europe (SEE) is endowed with a vast – and largely untapped – potential in terms of renewables; notes that cooperation and coordination on long-term planning and building of a SEE regional grid infrastructure in Central and South- Eastern Europe must go beyond the EU in order to include non-EU Western Balkan countries and Turkey; calls for the establishment of a new platform where all key stakeholders in the region could discuss and provide political backing to joint projects designed to fully exploit the region’s renewables-based electricity potential; recognises that the EU’s Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity High Level Group, established in February 2015, could become such a platform, provided its mandate is expanded to include the electricity domain and involvement of SEE’s non-EU countries; acknowledges that the platform would enable the Commission to provide leadership and political support;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that the high dependence of Central and South-Eastern Europe on energy imports means that it is vital to increase cross-border electricity capacity, which would help ensure the region’s security of supply and, in the long term, would help reduce people’s electricity bills;