6 Amendments of Sandra KALNIETE related to 2014/2153(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, in view of thUnderlines the crucial importance to radically enhance EU’'s highenergy security by decreasing its dependencey on energy imports and the current dominance of a single gas supplier, it is urgent to diversify energy supply sourcesRussia and by increasing its resilience to external pressure; Considers that it is urgent to diversify energy supply sources, including the consideration of alternative sources and safe nuclear energy, and energy routes;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to build an Energy Union and calls for its rapid implementation; recalls that a fully- fledged Energy Union can only be achieved when energy and external policy go hand in hand; stresses, in particular, the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice at the international level and to develop a coherent energy diplomacy to withstand pressure from third countries when energy is used as a political tool; invites the Commission to assess options for voluntary demand aggregation mechanisms that could increase the EU’s bargaining power;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines, that operation and balancing of the electricity transmission systems of some EU Member States still depend on external non-EU operators; stresses, that integrating the Baltic States into the Continental Europe electricity network would finalise the Integrated European Electricity Market; therefore, calls for swift synchronisation of the Baltic States' electricity systems with the European Continental Networks and end their dependence on the Russian power system;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that pipeline projects in our neighbourhood have to undergo a critical review and follow a strategic approach taking the current political situation fully into account; welcomes therefore the ending of the South Stream projects and calls for the resurrection of the Nabucco pipeline or similar projects that can link South Caucasus, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Central Asian countries to the EU and create real supply diversification;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that energy cooperation must take into account the EU’s core values, such as the respect for human rights and democracy; calls on all actors of EU external policy to advocate the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency in all contacts with third countries; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to address the control of nuclear infrastructure within the EU by non-EU entities, and to closely monitor nuclear safety standards in the EU’s neighbourhood, as well as the management of European nuclear waste. and the implementation of the 3rd Energy Package;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is concerned by the announcement from Russia that gas supply to Ukraine will be stop and calls on all sides to the agreement that was brokered by former Energy Commissioner Oettinger to find an acceptable solution.