14 Amendments of Jerzy BUZEK related to 2008/2239(INI)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to regard this strategic energy review as a basis for implementing an Energy Policy for Europe an energy policyd setting an ambitious action plan for 2010 - 2012;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States, in the light of the growing risks which the EU is running in terms of energy security, to speak with a single voice; notes that their current practices are anything but geared to this aspiration; considers it imperative, in the interests both of solidarity and of the effectiveness of negotiations with a view to determining the international regulatory framework, for Member States to draw up a European energy policy in accordance with their competences: international relations, energy efficiency, combating climate change, regulation of the internal market, negotiation of international treaties, forward studies and dialogue with producers, and transit countries, as well as energy research;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the development of gas and electricity interconnections through Central and South-eastern Europe along a north- south axis, recalling that the networks in Northern Europe are inadequate and that these regions are isolated; calls therefore, by way of example, for gas to be supplied to Poland from Eastern Germany;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its support for the Nabucco project to diversify sources of supply; is concerned, however, about the progress of the project and the risks toinadequate efforts at guaranteeing sources of supply for the gas pipeline;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for optimisation of LNG facilities, particularly for regions of the EU which are isolated in energy terms; considers that new LNG terminals in countries which are major consumers and which are dependent exclusively on gas pipelines, such as Germany, Poland and the Baltic States, should be regarded as projects of European interest;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to give its full support for investments in the construction of strategic gas stock facilities, as a important element of European energy security;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to draw up strategic guidelines intended for lasting application, while leaving it to private industrial undertakings to implement them, striking a balance between market mechanisms and regulation; stresses the importance of finalising the negotiations on the legislative package on the internal energy market and; calls on the Commission and Member States to set up an independent agency for cooperation between energy regulators, with strong powers, including powers relating to security of supplyMember States to foster the implementation of the third energy package once it is adopted, in particular to start cooperating among themselves in order to promote regional and bilateral solidarity for the purpose of safeguarding secure supplies on the internal market in natural gas;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that, even with the implementation of very ambitious and drastic energy efficiency and energy saving plans, the EU will still be dependent on third countries for supplies of fossil energy; calls therefore for dialogue with producer and transit countries to be stepped up and, more generally, for enhanced international cooperation to increase transparency on world energy markets and tackle the issue of sustainable development;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Advocates an approach geared to conciliation in the dialogue with Russia, which supplies 42% of the EU's gas, as well as 100%nd is a dominant supplier of the gas imported byto Poland, Finland and the Baltic States; notes that relations between the EU and Russia are based on interdependence and that, in the continuation of the negotiations, the EU should refrain from demanding ratification of the Energy Charter, while reminding the Russian authorities of their endorsement of the principles of the Charter; hopes, by way of example, that the Nabucco gas pipeline project will be carried out in cooperation with Russia in order to avoid competition between two gas pipelines and to be able ultimately to transmit gas from Russia, Iran or the Caspian Sea all legal agreements should be founded on transparency, trust and non- discrimination as well as reflect the principles of the Energy Charter which the Russian authorities have endorsed;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls the need to diversify the supply of energy resources, both as to the producer countries, as well as routes of transportation and their ownership; hopes, by way of example, that the Nabucco gas pipeline project will be carried out with the aim of fostering the energy security of the European Union by ultimately transmitting gas from the Caspian Sea, North Africa, or Iran once the political situation permits;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the need to include Ukraine in the European arrangements for on- going dialogue with Russia on account of the key role which the former plays as a transit country;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that, because of the high cost of strategic gas stocks, it is preferableWelcomes the Commission’s intention to improve the framework of the Council Directive 2004/67/EC of 26 April 2004 concerning measures to safeguard security of natural gas supply1 and calls on Commission to table a proposal for amendment of this Directive before the end of 2009; notes the need to promote transparency of commercial stocks and diversification of connections; proposes, however, that Member States introduce emergency measures, such as strategic stocks of the order of 10% and/or contracts which can be interrupted in the event of a crisis; 1 OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 92.
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that renewable energies, such as wind, biogas, solar, hydro, biomass and marine resources, are one of the most important potential sources of energy available to the EU, which can help to stabilise energy prices, and welcomes the initiative to submit a communication on eliminating obstacles to renewable energies;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that coal remains an important element in the EU's supplies and an alternative to oil and gas; stresses, however, that the major disadvantage of coal lies in its very high rate of carbon dioxide emissions, and thus calls on the Commission to foster the community financing of clean coal technologies;