10 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2015/2323(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the interests of captive consumers must be protected through retail energy market deregulation, allowing them to enjoy the benefits of competition;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to take concrete action to better link wholesale and retail markets and to achieve a phasing-out of regulated prices, allowing prices to be set by the laws of competition alone, based on supply and demand, for the benefit of consumers;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further measures to make switching between providers easier and faster by simplifying contractual obligations and dismantling administrative obstacles that make life particularly difficult for SMEs and small consumers, including a shortened switching period and effective data portability, in order to prevent the lock-in of consumers;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of electricity market deregulation, given that switching energy suppliers will be beneficial for consumers, bring down electricity prices and ensure improved quality in accordance with the rules of supply and demand;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of consumers having access to market information regarding energy providers, enabling them to select the best option and freely choose their provider;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. . Calls on the Commission to take further action to improve the frequency of energy bills and their clarity and transparency as regards types of energy sources, consumption and price structure; urges the Commission to continue its efforts to ensure active consumer participation, for example by means of minimum billing information requirements, so as to protect the interests of small consumers in particular; calls for EU guidelines on price comparison tools, e.g. on transparency and reliability, and for access for all consumers to at least one price comparison tool for energy services;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
da. bear in mind that Member States depend on each other for their citizens’ energy security;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a key objective of the review of the electricity market design should be to give consumers more choices and better control over their participation in a fully functioning and efficient energy market; stresses the importance of increasing the bargaining power of consumers, especially smaller ones, through collective schemes; calls for simple market access and electricity balancing responsibility for prosumers, fair distribution of costs and benefits, and a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point f a (new)
fa. Recommends finding solutions to stimulate an increase in the number of suppliers on the energy market, which will lead to greater competition based on free, non-discriminatory access, where price formation will be determined by the competitive balance between supply and demand, which will benefit consumers and in particular captive consumers;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that, given that energy poverty and its scale and significance differ from one country to another, it is vital to identify and eliminate the real causes of energy poverty, and effective solutions must be found to genuinely protect vulnerable consumers and make them less vulnerable, bearing in mind each Member State’s energy resources;