Activities of Angelika MLINAR related to 2015/2113(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Towards a European Energy Union (A8-0341/2015 - Marek Józef Gróbarczyk) DE
Amendments (16)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Member States aran enhanced coordination and oversight of national policies with regard to energy within the Member States is vital, while respecting the exclusively competentce for defining their national energy mix, and the Commission must not encroach upon this competence by passing EU laws that discriminate against certain energy resources to the advantage of othin order to ensure a fully functional internal energy market, strengthen energy security and deliver cost competitive energy to consumers;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Za. whereas a reformed EU ETS is an important tool in decarbonising Europe's energy system and achieving the Union's long term emission reductions target;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that energy efficiency and renewable energy will play a key role in delivering the long term EU goal of reducing emissions by 80-95% by 2050 in a cost effective way; as a stepping stone towards this target, the EU must remain committed to its unconditional target of at least 40% emission cuts by 2030; Recalls that energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart infrastructure are the 'no regrets' options because they represent the fastest and cheapest means of ensuring our energy security while keeping prices affordable, helping to reach our climate goals and creating millions of jobs in the EU;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that it is of upmost importance to the EU to end the isolation of some Member States from the internal energy market, as demonstrated by the gas stress tests carried out by the Commission; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to carry out such tests every two years; Recommends that the Commission consider carrying out "electricity stress tests", in order to build an overview of the resilience of the entire energy market situation; Highlights that such stress tests should identify in particular the status, capacity and durability of the entire national transmission network as well the level of interconnection and cross border capacity, and that subsequent recommendations based on such stress tests must include full impact assessments of both national plans and union objectives in addressing any action points arising from them;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that diversity in the energy mixes of Member States, based on their respective potential, experience, know-how and economic costs and needs, is an asset to the EU as a whole, since it strengthens its resilience to supply disruptions, enables it to make cost-optimal energy choices and allows different technologies to develop and compete on the market, thereby driving down the costs of energy; Insists however, that national diversity must not represent a barrier to the single market, and Member States must fully comply with state aid rules, make appropriate investments in their domestic transmission infrastructures, and ensure high levels of interconnectedness and resilience in their national energy systems in order to deliver on the Unions energy security and market objectives;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that indigenous resources, both conventional and unconventional, which have the potential to increase the EU's energy security of supply should be fully tapped and that unnecessarmay be considered by Member States in so far as they fully respect the relevant environmental, public health and safety rleguislatory burdens on the entities willing to inveion and contribute to the EUs overall climate, sust ain these fields must be avoidedability and security objectives;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that in order to strengthen our emergency energy solidarity and resistance to supply disruptions, both gas and electrical energy must be exportable at all times; Notes in this regard that current systems of cross border transmission are often hampered by decisions of national transmission operators; calls therefore on ACER to put more emphasis on this issue in its annual market monitoring report and the Commission to ensure that European Transmission operators act as a single one;
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Reminds that Energy Union must help increase the availability of finance for infrastructure projects; Highlights in this regard the role that the EFSI (Juncker package), must play in ensuring that energy infrastructure projects are attractive to private investors with stable regulatory conditions and clearly identifiable medium to long term pay-off, particularly by minimising bureaucracy and encompassing an expedient application and approval process;
Amendment 747 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that following the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014, post-2020 EU state that an indicative target at the EU level of at least 27% is set for improving energy- efficiency targets must be non-binding and not apply at national levelin 2030 and that this will be reviewed by 2020, having in mind an EU level of 30% and recalls the European Parliament support for a binding energy efficiency target of 40% in this regard; welcomes the commitment of the European Commission to bear in mind the objective of 30% when revising the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to identify and remove remaining barriers to energy efficiency measures, and to develop a genuine market in energy efficiency in order to foster transfer of best practices and ensure availability of products and solutions throughout the EU with aim of building a true single market in energy efficiency products and services;
Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that improvements in energy- efficiency pursued on a cost-effective basis will make a key contribution to energy security, competitiveness and the achievement of climate objectives; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency cannot replace diversification of energycalls in this regard for energy efficiency projects to be treated as key infrastructure investments and for such measures to be treated on equal terms with investments in new generation capacity; stresses, however, that gains in energy efficiency must complement diversification of energy supply, and such diversification must include efforts to find the most efficient and sustainable sources of energy in order to contribute to overall security of supply;
Amendment 798 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that it will be important to avoid over-prescriptive legislation that can constrain domestic policy choices about howndustry needs clear signals from policy makers in order to make the necessary investments in achieving the EUs energy objectives; therefore highlights the need for ambitious targets and a regulatory framework that promotes innovation without creating unnecessary administrative burden in order to best to promote energy efficiency within a national context;
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that a caun ambitious revision of existing energy efficiency legislation, including the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, is needed in order not to undermine nationalalongside proper implementation of such legislation by Member States, in order to facilitate the achievement of national targets and complement those policies already in place which operate within the 2020 climate and energy framework; calls on the Commission to review the EU energy- efficiency legislation by no sooner than 20182015 as set out in the Annex to the Framework Strategy on Energy Union;
Amendment 922 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Stresses the need to end environmentally harmful subsidies, which need to be identified and phased out urgently, since these subsidies are a waste of scarce public money which are used first for supporting polluting practices and later for cleaning up;
Amendment 962 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Recognises that indigenous energy sources such as nuclear, clean coal technologies and fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage (CCS) would make a fundamental contribution to EU energy security and decarbonisation, with shale gas facilitating the transition to a low- emission economy; believes, in this respect, that the Energy Union must reflect the need for the EU to use all low and lower emission sources at Member States' disposalMember States to develop their energy policies within the framework of Energy Union with these objectives in mind;
Amendment 1074 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Stresses that research, science and innovation are essential for a swift transition to a low carbon economy and for the competitiveness of European companies; Highlights that internationally, the EU should remain a leader in climate action, maintaining our strong position in innovative clean technologies will present substantial economic opportunities as other major economies take action to decarbonise; Notes that continued progress in low carbon innovation is vital for the future of Europe's industrial sector and can make the European Union a world leader in renewables;