Activities of Miloslav RANSDORF related to 2009/0172(NLE)
Plenary speeches (1)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation on Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria - 'Kozloduy Programme' PDF (337 KB) DOC (410 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The 2005 Treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, and in particular Article 30 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, established in view of Bulgaria's commitment to close Unit 3 and Unit 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant an assistance programme (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kozloduy Programme’) with a budget of EUR 210 million for the period 2007 to 2009 which includes the assistance covering the capacity loss as a consequence of the closure of Kozloduy nuclear power plant.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Union recognises also the need forcessity of financial support to progress further with mitigating measures in the energy sector given the extent of the capacity loss by the closure of the nuclear units and its impact on the security of supply in the region.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Consequently, provision should be made for a sum of EUR 300 million from the general budget of the European Union to fund the decommissioning of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant over the period from 2010 to 2013 and the energy sector’s needs, stemming from the capacity loss caused by the decommissioning.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The appropriations of the general budget of the European Union for decommissioning should not lead to distortions of competition in relation to power supply companies on the energy market in the Union. These appropriations should also be used to finance measures to compensate the loss of production capacity in line with the acquis and the rules of the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation establishes the programme laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Community's financial contribution to address the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and the consequences ofand damage caused by their closure in Bulgaria (hereinafter referred to as ‘Kozloduy Programme’).
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
The Community contribution to the Kozloduy Programme shall be granted for the purpose of providing financial support for measures connected with the decommissioning of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant, measures for environmental upgrading in line with the acquis and for modernising conventional production capacity to replace the production capacity of the four reactors at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and other measures which stem from the decision to close and decommission this plant and which contribute to the necessary restructuring, upgrading of the environment and modernisation and strengthening of the energy production, transmission and distribution sectors in Bulgaria as well as to enhancing security and a higher standard of supply and energy efficiency in Bulgaria.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspectives and according to the requirements of the decommissioning process.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may have an audit of the use made of the assistance carried out either directly by its own staff or by any other qualified outside body of its choice. Such audits may be carried out throughout the duration of the agreement between the Community and the EBRD on making Community funds available to the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund in accordance with the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Energy Agency and for a period of five years from the date of payment of the balance. Where appropriate, the audit findings may lead to recovery decisions by the Commission.