19 Amendments of Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA related to 2012/2029(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the Parliament's request that plans be prepared for a European Energy Community involving strong cooperation on energy networks and European funding of new energy technologies in order to overcome the fragmentation of European energy policy and give the Union a strong international voice in its energy relations;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the strength resulting from the integration of the internal energy market 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; supports the Commission in its moves towards greater transparency and sharing of information between Member States and calls for the increase use of existing competition measures to ensure EU law is not circumvented;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Renews Parliament's call for international energy projects to be governed by transparent intergovernmental agreements at Member State or Union level; stresses that basing energy projects solely on commercial agreements risks both investors' protection and the full respect of the internal market rules;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that regular discussions should be held on the challenges faced by the EU external energy policy during formal and informal meetings of Energy Ministers in the Council with the involvement of the High Representative, the Commissioner and their relevant services; believes that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy should give strong diplomatic support to the EU's energy policy, with the aim of enhancing energy security;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stress that the treaty calls for solidarity between Member States which should be part of both the daily work and crisis scenarios of internal and external energy policy; asks the Commission to give a clear definition to "energy solidarity" in order to ensure its respect by all Member States;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to increase its focus on the Southern corridor, in particular on the development of energy infrastructure from the EU external border to energy sources; stresses that any non-EU section of infrastructure should be govern by the principles of the internal market and have the flexibility to allow new supplies to be added in the future from other sources; calls on the Commission to use its Council mandate to its fullest extent;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Underlines that diversification should mean new non-Russian sources of oil, gas and electricity for those Member States which are overly dependent on this single supplier; stress that while Russian gas account for only 24% of gas consumed EU-wide, it accounts more than 48% to a 100% in twelve of the 27 Member States and therefore has a direct impact on the Union's energy security;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that Member States, as part of their energy mix and the global energy market and energy security, should continue to have to right to develop all indigenous sources of energy, including sources of national gas; believes the development of indigenous sources is still need to counterbalance threats from the importation of supplies from outside the EU;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Sustainability - strengthened partnership with supplier countries and international organisations
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for the Energy Charter treaty to be extended to more countries and, in the forum of the Energy Charter Conference, to work towards a negotiated settlement leading to the full acceptance of the principles of the energy charter and its protocols by Russia;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU external energy policy should be based on and promote the principles of solidarity, transparency, subsidiarity, sustainability and cooperation as well as reciprocity, a rules-based market approach, and coordination between the EU, its Member States and partner countries; calls the Council to issue the Commission with a mandate to start negotiations on transforming current Memorandums of Understanding on energy issues with neighbouring states into legally binding texts;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the EU should work closely with third country major exporters of biofuels in order to ensure that these alternative, clean energy options, which can contribute to diversification of supply, can be truly sustainable, and that indirect land use change with negative consequences can be avoided; stresses that external sources of biofuels should be governed by the same standards as EU sources, especially environmental and climate standards; believes that the Union must support both the internal and external adoption of second and third generation biofuel technologies;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcome, in this context, the recent commitment of the Transatlantic Economic Council and the EU-US Energy Council to foster cooperation on energy security, smart grid standards, hydrogen and fuel cell technology, renewables and other clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and effective policies for facilitating trade and bringing clean energy technologies to market; asks that the EU- US Energy Council conclusions to be better transmitted to decision-making structures;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to increase its cooperation with the International Energy Agency, which gives vital information on energy planning and data; believes the Union and all Member States which are not IEA members should accede to IEA membership;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Union and Member States to further enact with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on energy security issues and the protection of critical energy infrastructure;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Asks the Council to create a permanent structured dialogue with both NATO civilian and military bodies on energy security, especially in, inter alia, the areas of maritime security and critical infrastructure protection (CEIP); stresses that cooperation with the NATO is vital for any future external energy strategy and for the EU to react in a case of an energy crisis;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Asks the Council, Commission to work with the United States and other allies on the protection of energy infrastructure from cyber-attacks; stresses that as we move towards a 'smart' grid, this risk, which traditional security measures can not prevent, will take on an even more important role in critical infrastructure protection;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for the further extension of membership of the Energy Community Treaty (ECT) to more of the EU's neighbouring countries, notably countries in the Eastern Partnership and the Central Asian Republics; emphasises that the Commission should ensure and enforce the timely and strict implementation of EU energy rules by Member States of the ECT, in particular by making the availability of EU funds contingent on compliance with Treaty obligations;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls for a special energy dialogue with the countries of the Caspian region, and welcomes the work on a Caspian Development Corporation; asks the Commission to continue to work to strengthen the Union's relationships with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan;