Activities of Nikolaos VAKALIS related to 2008/2239(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Consequences of the recent gas crisis - Second Strategic Energy Review - Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 90 #
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; supports also the building of interconnections with islands, remote and isolated areas in the EU;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to cooperate to draw up a European strategic plan with a view to multiannual programming of the investment necessary to meet future electricity generation and natural gas needs on the basis of medium-term projections of energy requirements, as well as to gradually introduce district heating and cooling grids in all buildings in order to reduce fossil fuel use;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU to cooperate with the countries of North Africa in view of their significant energy resource potential and substantial opportunities for development of Africa; to this end, supports the development of a Mediterranean Energy Ring which will enable Europe and North Africa to better exploit natural resources, such as solar and wind;
Amendment 181 #
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% of the gas imported by 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;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Urges the Commission to consider extending the Energy Treaty between the EU and South Eastern Europe to other third countries and creating new regional energy markets on the model of the South East Europe Energy Community with neighbouring countries, such as the Euro-Mediterranean Energy Community, in order to ensure security of supply;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on Member States to use the euro as an instrument to structure international financial relations in order to reduce fluctuations arising from the invoicing of purchases of oil and gas; calls on the EU to examine the issue of foreign investment in the European energy sector by applying the reciprocity clause;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on Member States to identify the best practices at international level and to step up the technological cooperation with these countries so as to achieve lesson drawing; in particular, calls on Member States to step up their technological cooperation with Japan, whose economy is totally dependent on imported energy and which has developed one of the most efficient energy systems in the world;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission's intention of revising Directive 2006/67/EC and proposes the publication of weekly rather than monthly data as at present to render the market transparent and avoid a disproportionate reaction to the American situation;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that improving energy efficiency by 20% by 2020 is the priority with a view to contributing to sustainable development and competitiveness objectives and is also a very effective and inexpensive way of improving energy security; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up awareness campaigns andso as to make practical information available concerning the solutions to be adopted, and also to promote energy education and training programmes in schools and universities throughout the EU;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the use of financial incentives for Smart Grid technologies and for intelligent buildings, notably through the restoration of older buildings and the construction of new energy-efficient buildings such as Passive Houses and Zero Emission Houses;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Notes that information and communication technologies should be promoted as key technologies to drive energy savings in various sectors such as transportation, construction, energy and manufacturing; in this context, reminds its resolution on the challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Stresses the importance of adopting the necessary mix of policy measures so as to improve the energy efficiency both of existing and new electric appliances;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to increase the priority assigned to researchR&D into electricity storage to enable better penetraand increase of infrastructure capacity to enable priority connection of renewable energies;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Endorses the Commission's analysis that it is urgent for Member States which have opted for nuclear, or which do so in future, to take the necessary investment decisions and that the EU should continue to provide a regulatory framework for its use; calls on the Commission to promote, as an integral part of European Neighbourhood Policy, the adoption by neighbouring countries of the European acquis in nuclear safety every time a new nuclear plant is planned or an old plant is upgraded in these countries;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission and Member States to devise a European energy policy which will permit a massive conversion to low and zero carbon emission energy technologies to meet the growing needs for energy consumption although there is a risk of a major crisis in the energy field; stresses that, while energy efficiency and energy saving remain a priority, as does the continued development of renewable energies, it will not be possible to overcome the energy resource deficit by 2030;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Considers the global and European long-term energy and climate change challenges as a unique opportunity to enable new business models across the economy in order to boost green innovation and entrepreneurship;