3 Amendments of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2011/0000(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU external energy policy aiming at ensuring secure, safe, sustainable and competitive energy supplies to companies and citizens and reducing the dependence of certain EU regions on energy suppliers in third countries;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for greater synergies between the EU trade and energy policies in line with the Europe 2020 strategy; considers the conclusion of long-term energy and raw materials supply contracts at fair prices with our strategic trade partners as one of the top priorities; calls, therefore, for the EU to adopt a uniform , coherent strategy with regard to energy supply contracts with third countries;
Amendment 15 #
6. ARecalls that the EU is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 % by 2020 and that greater energy efficiency in cooperation with our partners beyond the borders of the EU, is crucial in achieving this objective; believes that increasing energy efficiency is a source of growth and will create jobs; therefore asks the Commission to foster R&D and innovation in renewable energies and technologies and to negotiate market access for related EU products and services, while promoting a gradual shift towards a low-carbon economy through trade agreements with, for example, suppliers of renewable electricity;