11 Amendments of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2011/2034(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the upgrading and renewal of energy infrastructure, the development of domestic electricity and gas connections and the integration of isolated parts of the EU into the European energy market are essential factors for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; notes that regional and local authorities play the most important role in the authorisation processes as well as in promoting EIPs to the general population;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas our major energy challenges are confronting climate change, strengthening energy autonomy while reducing fossil fuel imports, achieving a competitive internal energy market and ensuring universal, competitive and fair access to sustainable, affordable and secure energy,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty provides a specific legal basis for developing an EU energy policy which promotes the interconnection of energy networks necessary to achieve the other EU energy policy objectives (functioning of the energy market, energy efficiency and renewable energy, security of supply and diversification of energy sources and forms of supply),
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that in energy terms the Baltic region remains isolated and dependent on a single source of supply; emphasises the need for EU regions of this kind to develop an infrastructure which would provide them with technical access to at least two different sources of supply and make it possible to transport gas in two different directions;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a lack of timely modernisation, interconnection and adjustment of the Union’s energy infrastructure to a more sustainable energy production and consumption model could jeopardise the capacity to achieve the energy and climate objectives for 2020 and undermine the EU’s 2050 long-term objective of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80 to 95%,,
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU to fund energy projects which fail to attract private investors but which are essential to meet the energy needs of isolated parts of the EU by linking them up with the European electricity and gas networks, as an integral part of the process of creating a unified EU energy market;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that, with a view to determining the energy mix required, a need is now emerging for an accurate assessment of the real cost of nuclear energy, including the cost of building, operating and decommissioning nuclear power plants, storing nuclear waste and dealing with the consequences of possible nuclear disasters;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that there should be a greater focus on internal transmission systems that significantly contribute to the integration of energy markets and to putting an end to energy islands and transmission bottlenecks; takes the view that Europe must establish an infrastructure which provides technical access to at least two different sources of supply so that gas can be transported in two different directions;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines the importance of regional cooperation in the planning, implementation and monitoring of the established priorities and in drawing up investment plans and specific projects; believes that the existing strategies for macroregions (such as the Baltic and the Danube region) can also serve as models for cooperation platforms when agreeing and implementing energy projects;
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Considers that the European Union should fund commercially unattractive projects that are unable to attract private investors but that are essential, as regards energy, for the interconnection of isolated EU regions to the European power and gas grids, as an integral part of the creation of a unified energy market in the European Union;