3 Amendments of Kateřina KONEČNÁ related to 2017/2053(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that own resources based on an electricity tax or motor fuel levy continue to encounter strong political opposition and, in the case of an electricity tax, would overlap with the scope of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS); stresses that the EU Emissions Trading System and this electricity tax cannot exist at the same time; considers, therefore, that these options are not the most suitable instruments of reform for the current system of own resources, because European investors need conditions that are stable in the long term for their investments;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that in order to boost the transition towards a sustainable, circular and low-carbon economy and meet the commonly agreed Energy Union targets, Member States’ revenues from the auctioning of emission allowances should in no way be reduced in the future;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that some existing cross-border capacities are currently not being used to their full capacity, or indeed at all, because the energy markets in some Member States are shut off completely; suggests, therefore, that efforts should first go into making sure that full use is made of these existing capacities before new ones are created;