Activities of Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ related to 2012/2029(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders (short presentation)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, hostile takeover moves by non- transparent foreign entities in the EU energy market represent a threat which requires the strict application of EU competition rules in order to ensure a properly functioning internal market and prevent future gas-supply disruption and crises, and prevent the non-transparent influence of foreign entities in the EU energy sector;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, efforts to ensure security of supply exclusively at national level and to negotiate the prices of imported natural resources have proved to be insufficient and do not guarantee the long-term interests of all EU Member States or the lowest possible price;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, the EU has set itself the objective of eliminating the isolation of the remaining Member States from European gas and electricity infrastructure networks by the end of 2015, whereas, maintaining the current heterogeneous supply pattern and import dependency among the Member States (Wwestern Member States: importing a lot but depending little on Russia, Eastern Member States: importing relatively little but depending a lot on Russia) would be dangerous, only a fully integrated European energy market whose functioning is based on solidarity can sufficiently address the challenges of security of energy supply
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the strength resulting from the integration of the internal energy market and infrastructure should be fully exploited by combining the means, expertise and capabilities of Member States and of the EU; calls, therefore, for increased transparency and more EU involvement in negotiations of agreements between Member States and third countries as these agreements could also impact on the functioning of the EU internal energy market;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that improved coordination between Member States themselves and between Member States and the Commission should enable Member States to fully benefit fully from the political and economic weight of the Union, particularly when negotiating more favourable prices for natural resources; welcomes, in this context, the Commission proposal for a decision setting-up an information exchange mechanism with regard ton intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that implementation of a consistent and coherent EU external energy policy requires regular coordination between the Member States and the Commission; calls on the Member States and the Commission to hold regular exchanges with the Member States, notably through the proposed Strategic Group for International Energy Cooperation, on priorities and activities of the EU and Member States' external energy strategy at both political and expert level, notably by exploiting existing formats;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that, where an infrastructure project of strategic importance affects the security of energy supply for the EU as a whole, the Council should consider granting the Commission a negotiating mandate to conduct the negotiations, such a mandate should also be considered in case of other intergovernmental agreements considered to have a significant impact on the EU's general energy policy objectives and the price of imported natural resources;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the EU's increasing dependency on imported fossil fuels may have significant effects on the independence of its decision-making in other policy areas, only interconnection, interdependence and solidarity amongbetween Member States and the implementation of the provisions of the Third Energy Package can counterbalance this unfavourable phenomenon;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that actions for the diversification of suppliers, routes and sources of energy supply to the EU should be accelerated, especially those aimed at creating new transport corridors (Eastern Corridor, Southern Corridor and the Mediterranean Basin), and by creating real competition of gas supply sources by increasing the EU's share of LNG and by reaching new, remote suppliers (Australia, Canada, United States, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, etc.), improving the interconnection of energy grids and completing the implementation of the Baltic Energy Network Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) and the Euro- Mediterranean electricity and gas infrastructure rings, while also modernising and upgrading the existing fleet of electricity and gas power plants as well as infrastructure (grids and pipelines);
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to expand the links by building new interconnectors between the European energy network and neighbouring countries (West Balkan, Eastern neighbours and the Caspian countries) as well as by creating a wider regulatory area while avoiding the construction next to EU borders of cheap, but CO2 -intensive power plants to be built next to EU borders; which do not comply with the highest standards of nuclear safety;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that in the EU-Russia energy dialogue, where the EU shouldmust speak with one voice, t. The specific and dependent situation of the Central and Eastern European Member States should be taken into account as their energy dependence can only be resolved, particularly the Baltic countries which are isolated from the EU’s energy market infrastructure, and dependence on external suppliers, urgently need to be addressed by the end of 2015, by connecting EU-wide the entire energy infrastructure and by fully implementing the internal energy market rules;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Emphasises the importance of cooperation within the framework of the Eastern Partnership Energy Security Platform, promoting the introduction of European standards in energy policy and regulation, supporting the development of infrastructure and interconnections, energy efficiency and the use of renewables. Welcomes the Eastern European Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) initiative, and expects this initiative to promptly involve other Eastern Partnership countries in addition to Ukraine;