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Draft report (2025/2055(INI)) 2025-03-21

Security of energy supply in the EU

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Amendment 1

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 entitled 'The European Green deal',

having regard to the 'Fit for 55' legislation and in particular, Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast) and Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023 amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and Directive 98/70/EC as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652,

having regard to the Joint communication of 21 February entitled ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’,

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Amendment 2

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU3 ,

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1711 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directives (EU) 2018/2001 and (EU) 2019/944 as regards improving the Union’s electricity market design,

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3 OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 125, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/944/oj.

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Amendment 3

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– - having regard to Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast) (Text with EEA relevance

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Amendment 4

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to EU parliament resolution 2024/2885(RSP) EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia

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Amendment 5

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU-NATO Task Force final assessment report on the resilience of critical infrastructure, June 2023,

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Amendment 6

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Annual Report 2023 by the Euratom Supply Agency1a ;

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1a See https://euratom-supply.ec.europa.eu/document/download/29018562-122c-4818-8774-2424fc029bf6_en?filename=ESA%20Annual%20Report%202023%20-%20Final%20draft.pdf

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Amendment 7

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regards to report “Safer Together – Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness” (Niinisto report), 30 October 2024,

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Amendment 8

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regards to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “Action Plan for Affordable Energy” (COM/2025/79),

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Amendment 9

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 26 February 2025 entitled “Action Plan for Affordable Energy” (COM(2025) 79 final),

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Amendment 10

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the recent revision of Directive (EU) 2024/1788 and Regulation (EU/2024/1789) on the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen, as well as Regulation EU 2024/1787 on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector;

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Amendment 11

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Niels Fuglsang

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– Having regard to the Joint Communication on the EU Action Plan on Cable Security (JOIN(2025) 9 final;

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Amendment 12

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast);

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Amendment 13

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021, establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’);

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Amendment 14

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– Having regard to the Niinistö Report and the need to enhance European resilience and preparedness, including through deeper public-private cooperation, particularly in the face of crises affecting energy security;

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Amendment 15

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient and competitive economy;

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient and competitive economy; whereas energy security governance must respect the principle of subsidiarity and ensure that Member States retain primary responsibility for managing their energy mix, the development of infrastructure and crisis response mechanisms; whereas centralisation at EU level risks creating inefficiencies and delaying crucial national decision-making in times of crisis; whereas the role of the European Union should be limited to technical coordination and facilitating investment, without encroaching on national competences;

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Amendment 16

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient and competitive economy;

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient, sustainable, inclusive and competitive economy, while also serving as a strategic pillar of geopolitical stability, safeguarding economic growth and societal well-being;

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Amendment 17

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient and competitive economy;

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient, sustainable and competitive economy, in particular for its industrial base;

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Amendment 18

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient and competitive economy;

A. whereas the European Union's energy security is a key building block of a resilient, efficient and competitive economy;

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Amendment 19

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient and competitive economy;

A. whereas energy security is a key building block of a resilient, efficient and competitive economy;

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Amendment 20

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas reliable and affordable energy supplies are essential for the economy and wider society as they drive industrial productivity, support businesses, ensure household well-being, and enable critical services like healthcare and transportation, fostering overall economic growth and social stability;

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Amendment 21

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A b. whereas efforts by the EU to ramp up defence industrial production, including to achieve the objectives of ReArm Europe plan, depend on reliable and affordable energy;

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Amendment 22

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas the EU has scarce energy resources and imports more than 60 % of its energy, leaving it vulnerable to energy supply disruptions;

B. whereas the EU has a vast potential for renewable resources, but in spite of that the EU imports more than 60 % of its energy, with 90% of its fossil gas demand covered by imports; notes, that this dependency exposes the EU to energy supply disruptions and higher costs, while also increasing its susceptibility to external pressures and global market uncertainties;

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Amendment 23

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Yannis Maniatis, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas the EU has scarce energy resources and imports more than 60 % of its energy, leaving it vulnerable to energy supply disruptions;

B. whereas the EU has scarce fossil fuel resources, imports more than 60 % of its energy including 90% of its gas and 97% of its oil, leaving it vulnerable to energy supply disruptions;

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Amendment 24

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas the EU has scarce energy resources and imports more than 60 % of its energy, leaving it vulnerable to energy supply disruptions;

B. whereas the EU, despite abundant, especially renewable energy resources, imports more than 60 % of its energy, leaving it vulnerable to energy supply disruptions;

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Amendment 25

Paolo Borchia, Filip Turek, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas the growing trend of demand is also represented by the high energy requirement to supply Data centres and Artificial Intelligence systems, which have to ensure the availability of services without interruptions,

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Amendment 26

Andreas Glück, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas energy autarky for the EU remains illusory despite increased domestic electricity production by renewable energy sources, underlining the importance of diversified energy supply chains and energy partnerships;

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Amendment 27

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. Whereas the lack of EU energy production negatively contributes to the EU trade balance, with the EU importing €427 billion in 2024 (after reaching the peak of €602 billion in 2022) of coal, oil and gas;

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Amendment 28

Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete, Sigrid Friis, Andreas Glück

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas cross-border interconnectors and transmission infrastructure are critical for integrating renewables, reducing costs for European consumers and increasing security of supply;

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Amendment 29

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas even with a renewable energy-dominated grid, Europe will need over 100 GW of new clean firm power capacity by 2035 to ensure reliability, energy security and lower costs;

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Amendment 30

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas the EU has pledged in multiple international forums, such as COP 28, to phase out fossil fuels in the energy sector to reach its climate neutrality target by 2050;

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Amendment 31

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas Member States have varying conditions regarding energy supply, security, sources and policy;

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Amendment 32

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas high gas prices and market speculation led to a major surge in energy prices in 2022 - 2023, making millions of families and energy intensive industries suffer; whereas structural high prices remain a burden throughout the Union

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Amendment 33

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. Whereas the EU production of fossil fuels is declining due to structural geological reasons, with EU coal production declining by 53%, oil by 31%, and gas by 73% since the EU adopted its last Energy Security Strategy in 2014;

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Amendment 34

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas an over-reliance on a narrow set of technologies could have profound risks to energy security in Europe and could risk delaying the energy transition;

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Amendment 35

Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas EU electricity market integration enhances security of supply and leads to better resilience to short-term price shocks

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Amendment 36

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital B c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B c. Whereas the EU production of homegrown renewable energy have increased substantially, with wind power increasing by 98%, solar PV 314%, solar thermal 22%, ocean energy 244%, since the EU adopted its last EU Energy Security Strategy in 2014;

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Amendment 37

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital B d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B d. Whereas nuclear energy production remains a national sovereign choice under EU law, acknowledges that EU nuclear production has declined by 24% since 2014, and that this declined is almost entirely due to a decline in nuclear production in Germany and France;

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Amendment 38

Motion for a resolution

Recital B e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B e. Whereas the EU policies for energy efficiency are yielding structural results, with the EU energy demand peaking in 2006 and having declined by 20%;

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Amendment 39

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital B f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B f. Whereas the Russian Federation has been weaponising its oil and gas supply to the European Union for decades, to create disunity among Member States, and, since the summer of 2021, to generate inflation and weaken European resolve to support Ukraine in its just fight for freedom;

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Amendment 40

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the EU Member States agreed in the Versailles Declaration8 to reassess how to ensure the security of their energy supplies and to phase out their dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports ‘as soon as possible’; whereas the REPowerEU plan put forward a set of actions to stop importing Russian fossil fuels by 2027; whereas energy security should also encompass an assessment of the strategic risks associated with foreign control over critical energy infrastructure; whereas diversifying the energy supply should not give rise to any new forms of dependence on third countries;

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8 See https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/54773/20220311-versailles-declaration-en.pdf.

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Amendment 41

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas the EU Member States agreed in the Versailles Declaration8 to reassess how to ensure the security of their energy supplies and to phase out their dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports ‘as soon as possible’ by, among others, speeding up the development of renewables and accelerating the reduction of our overall reliance on fossil fuels; whereas the REPowerEU plan put forward a set of actions to stop importing Russian fossil fuels by 2027;

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8 See https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/54773/20220311-versailles-declaration-en.pdf.

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Amendment 42

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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8 See https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/54773/20220311-versailles-declaration-en.pdf.

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Amendment 43

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas Russia has been carrying out an illegal, unprovoked and unjustified full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022; whereas since 2022, hundreds of billions of euros have flowed to Russia for fossil and nuclear energy imports, funding its war on Ukraine and undermining European values; whereas EU imports of Russian fossil fuels in the third year of the invasion surpass financial aid (EUR 18.7 bn in 2024) sent to Ukraine that year; whereas in total, since the beginning of the war, Russia earned EUR 206 billion in revenue from fossil fuel exports to the EU;

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Amendment 44

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Sophie Wilmès, Michał Kobosko

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent weaponisation of Europe’s energy supply, the share of Russian pipeline gas, both LNG and from pipelines, in total EU energy imports has significantly decreased from 45% in 2021 to approximately 18% in 202458ch;

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58ch State of the Energy Union Report 2024 - COM/2024/404 final

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Amendment 45

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Sophie Wilmès, Michał Kobosko

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas the diversification of energy sources contributes to the EU’s strategic autonomy, energy security, and resilience against external supply disruptions;

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Amendment 46

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas while Russian oil and coal imports have been sanctioned, Russian gas imports have remained outside of the EU’s sanctions regime amid concerns over security of supply;

D. whereas while Russian oil and coal imports have been sanctioned, Russian gas and nuclear imports have remained outside of the EU’s sanctions regime amid concerns over security of supply;

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Amendment 47

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas while Russian oil and coal imports have been sanctioned, Russian gas imports have remained outside of the EU’s sanctions regime amid concerns over security of supply;

D. whereas most Russian oil and coal imports have been sanctioned, Russian gas imports have remained outside of the EU’s sanctions regime amid concerns over security of supply;

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Amendment 48

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas Russia has circumvented sanctions through the shadow fleet carrying oil to willing buyers under false flag and with severe environmental risks; whereas the European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the shadow fleet; whereas Member States are yet to implement effective measures against the circumventing of sanctions through the shadow fleet;

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Amendment 49

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas of the 100 reactors in use in the European Union, 18 reactors located in five EU countries are of Russian or Soviet-design and have varying levels of built-in reliance on Rosatom which poses a particular vulnerability to European energy security; whereas Russia currently supplies around 30% of the EU’s nuclear fuel enrichment needs;

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Amendment 50

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the European Parliament in its November 2024 resolution called on the EU and its Member States to ban all imports of Russian energy, including LNG and nuclear, to require that ships exporting LNG from Russia be banned from entering EU ports and to refrain from concluding any new agreements with Rosatom or its subsidiaries;

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Amendment 51

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the President of the European Commission at the Nuclear Energy Summit recognized the immediate need to accelerate investments in the nuclear sector and reach new heights in the 2030s to meet the Paris Agreement target;

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Amendment 52

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. Whereas fossil fuel exports constitute the single largest source of revenues for the Russian Federation, representing 250Bn€ per year in 2024, equivalent to 160% of the Russian military budget for this year;

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Amendment 53

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply; whereas security of supply necessitates a balanced energy mix affording priority to dispatchable energy sources such as nuclear power stations and hydroelectric infrastructure;

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Amendment 54

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures, as well as the first principle of energy efficiency applied throughout the energy value chain, in energy conversion, transport, distribution and end-use, reduce dependence on external energy sources and increase security of energy supply;

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Amendment 55

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures applied across the entire energy value chain, in energy conversion, transmission, distribution and end-use, decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

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Amendment 56

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

E. whereas renewable domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures, including the energy efficiency first principle, decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

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Amendment 57

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas domestic energy production and energy efficiency measures decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

E. whereas domestic renewable energy production, energy efficiency and energy saving measures decrease reliance on external energy sources and enhance the security of energy supply;

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Amendment 58

Radan Kanev

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. Whereas securing energy supply should be a top priority in times of a general security crisis and the need to be prepared for defence challenges; whereas electricity is the a secondary energy source that can be considered local in Europe, especially when not produced from imported fossil fuels; whereas the electrification of various energy intensive processes from heating to industrial production is not only a key element of the EU’s decarbonisation strategy but also a possible response to fossil fuel supply shortages in times of conflict.

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Amendment 59

Paolo Borchia, Filip Turek, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas energy and environmental policies should not favour one or more specific technologies, but should establish clear objectives and leave the choice of the most effective and competitive technological options to the market and operators,

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Amendment 60

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas different Member States like Denmark have shown the possibility to develop a diverse and greening energy grid with the public sector, local actors and populations and small businesses leading the way;

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Amendment 61

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas energy efficiency is the most cost-effective way to reduce emissions, improve energy security, enhance competitiveness, and make energy consumption more affordable for all consumers;

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Amendment 62

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E b. whereas the European Green Deal and Fit for 55 packages offer viable paths to greater energy independence through comprehensive efforts in creating sustainable alternatives;

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Amendment 63

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement;

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement; whereas an overly rigid regulatory framework could deter investment in energy infrastructure, which is nonetheless of strategic importance, and weaken the European Union's crisis-management capacity; whereas maintaining a realistic and diversified energy strategy is essential to guaranteeing both affordable prices and security of supply;

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Amendment 64

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement;

F. Whereas the US has reversed climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement; benefits from its position as the world's leading oil and gas producer; faces challenges regarding the security of electricity supply; and has recently aligned itself with Russia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and North Korea against the European Union in key diplomatic discussions;

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Amendment 65

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement;

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement; whereas this further widens the gap between the EU and the rest of the world in terms of its climate policy and the costly requirements and standards in the energy sector that this entails, with knock-on effects for security of supply and European industry;

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Amendment 66

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement;

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement; whereas transatlantic relations have deteriorated, raising concerns about geopolitical alignment and strategic cooperation as well as the reliability of LNG imports from the US;

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Amendment 67

Virgil-Daniel Popescu

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas the US has rolled back on climate policies, including withdrawing from the Paris Agreement;

F. F. whereas the United States has experienced fluctuations in its climate policies, including previous withdrawals from international agreements;

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Amendment 68

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas attacks against critical energy infrastructure can lead to loss of power with effects simultaneously in several Member States, substantial economic damage, undermine public security and have implications for defence capability of the Union; whereas thousands of cyberattacks have inundated Europe's energy sector since Russia's invasion of Ukraine; whereas hybrid attacks against energy infrastructure allow for such attacks to take place under a cloak of plausible deniability, such as increasingly growing accidents of perimeter harassment against offshore energy infrastructure;

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Amendment 69

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas intermittent energy sources, such as wind and solar power, are systematically coupled with fossil fuel-powered thermal power stations to compensate for their frequent interruptions in generation; whereas, as a result, the development of intermittent energy sources has considerably increased our need for imported gas and therefore our dependence on gas-producing countries;

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Amendment 70

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. Whereas the lack of a robust EU energy security strategy negatively impacts businesses, industries, and households, with nearly one in ten households (9.3%) unable to adequately heat their homes in 2022, up from 6.9% in 2021;

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Amendment 71

Inese Vaidere

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas the Baltic Sea’s is critical energy infrastructure is under regular attacks from Russia, which pose a growing threat to European stability;

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Amendment 72

Virgil-Daniel Popescu

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas nuclear energy contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and provides a stable and continuous power supply;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas the reliance on LNG from any supplier leaves Europe vulnerable and energy dependent;

Or. en

Amendment 74

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F b. whereas NATO’s role in energy security was first defined at the 2008 Bucharest Summit and has since been strengthened; whereas the accreditation of the NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence in Lithuania in 2012 was a milestone in this process; whereas NATO is strengthening the security of critical infrastructure to prevent sabotage, including through a recently launched initiative, Baltic Sentry; whereas NATO is supporting national authorities in enhancing their resilience against energy supply disruptions that could affect national and collective defence;

Or. en

Amendment 75

Inese Vaidere

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F b. whereas as of February 2025, the Baltic States are fully independent from Russia's and Belarus's electricity systems. They successfully integrated into the EU internal energy market by joining the European continental network via Poland;

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Amendment 76

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fb. whereas using nuclear energy is the most efficient way of decarbonising the energy sector; whereas supplies of nuclear fuel are not subject to the same tensions as natural gas;

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Amendment 77

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F b. whereas price speculation is a concern for a stable supply for affordable energy; whereas ships transporting LNG have been known to lay anchor outside of harbors to anticipate price hikes;

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Amendment 78

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Recital F c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fc. whereas the very low volume of nuclear fuel, relative to the energy it produces, means that several years‘ consumption can be stored and that this characteristic is the best guarantee against the risk of geopolitical pressure from supplier countries; whereas, on the contrary, since natural gas is difficult to store, Member States therefore only have a few weeks’ supply, and countries that are highly dependent on gas supplies are thus particularly exposed to geopolitical pressures from their supplier countries;

Or. fr

Amendment 79

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Andrea Wechsler, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

New vision for energy security

A new vision for energy security in a changing global scenario

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Amendment 80

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

New vision for energy security

New vision for energy security in a changing global landscape

Or. en

Amendment 81

Bruno Gonçalves, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Considers that a comprehensive approach to energy security should take into account the physical dimension, the affordability of supplies and sustainability, and should place emphasis on the geopolitical dimension; underlines the importance of fully developing the EU's Energy Union in order to improve energy security, particularly by increasing system resilience through interconnection development; welcomes, in this regard, the steps taken by the European Commission in the Action Plan for Affordable Energy;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Considers energy security as a vital element of resilience which has become more important due to security challenges, such as cyber and hybrid threats to both land and offshore infrastructure; calls for a comprehensive approach to energy security that focuses on energy independence, physical dimension, the affordability of supplies and sustainability, and fully takes into account the geopolitical dimension of the global energy landscape;

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Amendment 83

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Yannis Maniatis, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Environmental European Agency defines energy security as "the availability of energy at all times in various forms, in sufficient quantities, and at reasonable and/or affordable prices", considers that a comprehensive approach to energy security should take into account the physical dimension, the affordability of supplies and sustainability, and should place emphasis on the geopolitical dimension;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Is convinced that for the EU to achieve a fully decarbonised energy system with reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, multiple energy sources will be necessary to diversify risks; considers that a comprehensive approach to energy security should take into account the physical dimension, the affordability of supplies and sustainability, and should place emphasis on the geopolitical dimension;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Considers that a comprehensive approach to energy security should take into account the physical infrastructure dimension, the availability and affordability of supplies, environmental policy and sustainability, energy efficiency, fair access and participation of citizens, research and development, and should place emphasis on the geopolitical dimension;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Niels Fuglsang

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Considers that a comprehensive approach to energy security should take into account the physical dimension, aqequate domestic production and the affordability of supplies and sustainability, and should place emphasis on the geopolitical dimension;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Andrea Wechsler, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Susana Solís Pérez, Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Considers that a comprehensive approach to energy security should take into account the physical dimension, the affordability and stability of supplies as well as its sustainability should place emphasis on the geopolitical dimension;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Sigrid Friis, Yvan Verougstraete, Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Anna Stürgkh, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 89

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Stresses that under Article 194 TFEU energy governance remains a competence shared between the Union and the Member States, whereas each Member State is entitled to set the conditions for exploiting its own energy resources, to choose between different energy sources and to decide on the overall structure of its energy supply; stresses that the Commission's role should be limited to coordinating interconnections and solidarity mechanisms, without interfering in the sovereign prerogative of managing national energy policies and infrastructures;

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Amendment 90

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Tomas Tobé, Jörgen Warborn, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Andrea Wechsler, Letizia Moratti, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Massimiliano Salini, Susana Solís Pérez, Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Highlights diversification as the most important tool to face the changing global geopolitical environment in order not to give any supplier a dominant position; believes the EU needs to strengthen international partnerships with reliable partners in all regions of the world to improve its economic security and secure the supply of energy.

Or. en

Amendment 91

Andreas Glück, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Stresses the important role of energy security as part of the energy policy triangle of sustainability, security of supply and affordability for a reliable European energy system;

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Amendment 92

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Believes that incorporating a comprehensive energy security framework into key policy documents and impact assessments could enhance overall EU policy coherence;

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Amendment 93

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Tobback, Bruno Gonçalves, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Recalls that the biggest energy needs relate to heat, especially for buildings (80%) and industries (60%);

Or. en

Amendment 94

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Andrea Wechsler, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Susana Solís Pérez, Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 b. Stresses that eliminating dependence on Russian fossil fuels is a priority to enhance energy resilience, reduce geopolitical vulnerabilities, and strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy.

Or. en

Amendment 95

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Andrea Wechsler, Letizia Moratti, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Massimiliano Salini, Susana Solís Pérez, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 c. Stresses the need promote long-term supply contracts diversified by countries for all resources necessary to ensure a stable energy supply pending the achievement of climate neutrality; highlights the importance to provide visibility to investors on the long-term outlook for natural gas consumption in the EU.

Or. en

Amendment 96

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Emphasises that the current geopolitical situation underscores the need to revise the understanding of energy security, recognising that the ‘peace dividend’ is over and that the resilience of energy systems, broadly understood, is now a strategic imperative;

2. Emphasises that the current geopolitical and ecological situation underscores the need to revise the understanding of energy security, also recognising that the ‘peace dividend’ is over and that the resilience of energy systems, broadly understood, is now a strategic imperative; notes that the recent energy crisis, triggered by Russia’s unjustified war against Ukraine, exposed the EU’s over-reliance on imported fossil fuels, particularly Russian gas; recognises that long-term energy security requires reducing fossil gas dependency and phasing out Russian fossil fuels; emphasises that while diversifying suppliers reduces vulnerability, the only sustainable solution is to prioritize domestic renewable energy sources and energy efficiency;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Emphasises that the current geopolitical situation underscores the need to revise the understanding of energy security, recognising that the ‘peace dividend’ is over and that the resilience, stability and independence of energy systems, broadly understood, is now a strategic imperative;

Or. en

Amendment 98

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Emphasises that the current geopolitical situation underscores the need to revise the understanding of energy security and that the resilience of energy systems, broadly understood, is now a strategic imperative;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Auke Zijlstra, Filip Turek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 a. Emphasizes that in order to ensure security of energy supply within the Union and guarantee the energy sovereignty of its Member States, the Commission should assess the energy policies carried out under the Green Deal to repeal those that hinder member states from deciding their energy mix and exploiting their natural resources;

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Amendment 100

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that as the energy system continues to decarbonise, the share of renewables increases and electrification advances, the issues of the right market model, integration of flexibility sources and sufficient dispatchable capacity will be crucial; stresses that nuclear energy, being as it is a stable, dispatchable and low-carbon energy source, should benefit from the same financing mechanisms as intermittent energies in order to guarantee a level playing field in the energy transition; calls for targeted support for the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) as well as investments in existing generations of reactors in order to strengthen Europe's energy independence;

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Amendment 101

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that as the energy system continues to decarbonise, the share of renewables increases and electrification advances, the issues of the right market model, integration of flexibility sources and sufficient dispatchable capacity will be crucial; further stresses that locally and decentrally produced renewable energy, such as solar and wind systems, match best along with batteries and other flexibility technologies; notes that additional capacity needs can be reduced by promoting flexible demand; emphasises that decentralised systems are essential for ensuring the physical resilience and security of the energy system, as demonstrated by the attacks by Russia on Ukraine’s centralised power stations;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 103

Katri Kulmuni, Andreas Glück, Christophe Grudler, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that as the energy system continues to decarbonise, the share of renewables increases and electrification advances, the issues of the right market model, integration of flexibility sources, a robust infrastructure and sufficient dispatchable capacity will be crucial; emphasises the need for technically sound infrastructure planning by TSOs and DSOs that takes into account regional characteristics

Or. en

Amendment 104

Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Anna Stürgkh, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that as the energy system continues to decarbonise, the share of renewables increases and electrification advances, the integration of non-fossil flexibility solutions, such as renewable energy storage, and sufficient grid capacity will be crucial; underlines that accelerating renewable energy production and electrification is essential to achieving long-term energy security;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the energy system needs to decarbonise, the share of renewables will increase and electrification will advance and must be accelerated, highlights that the challenge of intermittency of renewable energy sources must be addressed, the issues of the right market model, integration of flexibility sources and sufficient dispatchable capacity will be crucial;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. stresses that as the energy system continues to decarbonise, with the increasing share of renewable energy sources, the electricity grid will also grow, and issues such as the appropriate market model, the integration of flexibility sources, sufficient dispatchable capacity, as well as the storage and consumption of clean energy will become crucial,

Or. en

Amendment 107

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the energy system needs to decarbonise, the share of renewables will increase and electrification will advance, highlights that the challenge of intermittency of renewable energy sources must be addressed, the issues of the right market model, integration of flexibility sources and sufficient dispatchable capacity will be crucial;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Tobback, Bruno Gonçalves, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that as the energy system continues to decarbonise, the share of renewables increases and electrification advances, the issues of the right market model, integration of flexibility energy sources, demand-side flexibility, electricity and heat storage, and sufficient dispatchable capacity will be crucial;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that as the energy system should accelerate the decarbonisation, the share of renewables increases and electrification advances, the issues of the market integration and interconnection, the right market model, and integration of non-fossil flexibility sources will be crucial;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete, Andreas Glück

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 111

Andreas Glück, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 112

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that as the energy system continues to decarbonise, the share of renewables increases and electrification advances, a well-functioning market, robust infrastructure, integration of flexibility sources and sufficient dispatchable clean power capacity will be crucial;

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Amendment 113

Radan Kanev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Underlines, that as a part of the overall priority of defence preparedness, ensuring the supply of energy is a crucial element of the Union’s security. Reiterates, furthermore, that in case of a severe trade conflict, embargo or war, electrification of many domestic and industrial processes might be the only means of ensuring the energy needed for heating, transport and production; Stresses, therefore, that the abundant supply of affordable electricity and the needed infrastructure for distribution and storage thereof should be a cornerstone to any EU level defence program;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Yvan Verougstraete, Barry Andrews, Michał Kobosko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Stresses the need for adequate investments in renewable energy generation given the low marginal cost and energy independence; highlights that renewable energy sources make energy considerably cheaper; recognises the impact of renewables via the marginal pricing system on the profitability of investments in the energy sector; calls for a shift in market design to accommodate the growth of renewable energy production while guaranteeing a stable supply;

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Amendment 115

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Letizia Moratti, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Massimiliano Salini, Susana Solís Pérez, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Calls on Member States to undertake adequate resource adequacy assessments that take into account the necessary long-term planning horizons for energy infrastructure and reflect the operational lifespans of assets and the EU’s 2050 decarbonisation targets to ensure that short-term decisions support long-term resilience and security of supply.

Or. en

Amendment 116

Niels Fuglsang, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Notes that free flow of electricity across borders supports a higher European security of supply, as Member States can work as backup for each other; calls on the Commission to enforce the existing Electricity Market Regulation in order to ensure cross-border flows of electricity of at least 70 percent.

Or. en

Amendment 117

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Emphasises the need for technically sound infrastructure planning that takes into account regional characteristics;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 b. Recalls that since 2014, climate change has continued to worsen, placing increasing stress on the energy system due to extreme weather events, such as heatwaves leading to thermal power plant shutdowns, droughts reducing hydroelectric output and severe storms, floods and fires damaging electricity grids and gas pipelines;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9 ; stresses the urgent need to integrate capacity mechanisms into the energy market design to promote investment in flexible generation and storage so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that will be decommissioned, as we transition to a carbon neutral economy; underlines that new non-fossil flexibilities in production and consumption must be developed in a cost efficient manner to ensure the security of supply; stresses the urgent need to incentivise investments into different types of flexibility, including clean baseload generation and firm flexible thermal power generation, and storage, such as batteries and pumped hydro, so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources; stresses the need to remove barriers to maximise the participation to the balancing of the electricity system, for example, by ensuring efficiency price signals to incentivises flexibility; notes that some member states may have need for temporary capacity mechanisms to ensure adequacy in the short term; underlines that these measures should be implemented in a coordinated manner to avoid negative market impacts to neighbouring countries; furthermore, notes that EU countries with identified adequacy concerns should develop implementation plans setting out how they intend to address the root causes through market reforms.

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 120

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 121

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Stresses the urgent need to harmonise capacity mechanisms at EU level and support multinational capacity mechanisms schemes as well as to promote investment in energy savings, flexible generation and storage not relying on imported fossil fuels, so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 122

Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’; stresses the urgent need to 1) effectively allow Member States to introduce capacity mechanisms into the electricity market design by simplifying and streamlining their approval processes ensuring that national specificities are duly taken into account; 2) promote investment in flexible generation and storage with Ad Hoc mechanisms so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 123

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9 ; stresses the urgent need to integrate capacity mechanisms into the energy market design by simplifying and streamlining their approval processes ensuring that national specificities are taken into account, in order to promote investment in flexible generation, dispatchable balancing capacity, and storage so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 124

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security in today’s geopolitical landscape hinges on energy efficiency and demand reduction, recognizing, that the most secure and cost-effective energy is the energy not consumed; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of becoming stranded assets and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’; stresses the urgent need to integrate demand-side and energy efficiency measures within the energy market design to boost investment in flexible generation, storage and grid resilience, ensuring a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 125

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Stresses that energy security cannot exist without an efficient and adequate system; draws attention to the volume of fossil fuel-based electricity production that risks being shut down for economic reasons and notes that the shortage problems affecting the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 tend to shift towards the central areas of the continent by 20339; stresses the need to adapt the energy market to geopolitical reality, and to promote investments in storage, flexible generation and dispatchable balancing capacity, including efficient sectoral coupling, such as thermal energy and smart cogeneration, so as to ensure a stable, reliable, sustainable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 126

Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9 ; stresses the urgent need to simplify the introduction of capacity mechanisms into the electricity market design and promote investment in flexible generation and storage with ad hoc mechanisms, depending on national specificities, so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 127

Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Anna Stürgkh, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 128

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9; stresses the urgent need to integrate capacity mechanisms into the energy market design by simplifying and streamlining their approval process to promote investment in flexible generation and storage, including clean and renewable energy, so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 129

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that need to be decommissioned and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9 ; stresses the urgent need to deploy more renewable energy and integrate capacity mechanisms into the energy market design to promote investment in flexible sources to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply ;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 130

Andreas Glück, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9 ; stresses the urgent need to integrate capacity mechanisms into the energy market design to promote investment in dispatchable generation and storage so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 131

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9; stresses the urgent need to integrate capacity mechanisms into the energy market design to promote investment in flexible generation and storage so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources;

4. Highlights that energy security cannot work without adequacy; draws attention to the volumes of fossil fuel-based electricity generation that are at risk of economic decommissioning and notes that ‘the scarcity issues tend to shift from the peripheral areas of Europe in 2025 to the central parts of the continent by 2033’9; stresses the urgent need to integrate capacity mechanisms into the energy market design to promote investment in flexible generation and storage so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by intermittent energy sources;

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9 European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), ‘European Resource Adequacy Assessment’, December 2023.

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Amendment 132

Sigrid Friis, Christophe Grudler, Anna Stürgkh, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Notes that in case additional security of supply is needed, the integration of capacity mechanisms into the energy market design could be considered, in order to promote investment in flexible generation and storage so as to ensure a stable and cost-effective energy supply in systems dominated by renewable energy sources; stresses that such capacity mechanisms should be based on clean energy technologies; emphasizes the possibility of Member States implementing non-fossil flexibility support schemes;

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Amendment 133

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Letizia Moratti, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Andrea Wechsler, Susana Solís Pérez, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fully exploit the potentials of cogeneration and district heating to ensure affordable, efficient, clean and secure energy for heat uses; highlights the potential of district heating systems that can provide flexibility and balance to the energy system, maximise the energy efficiency potential of high-efficient cogeneration and facilitate the integration of waste heat, solar and other alternatives into the district heating networks, while using natural gas and biomass in a transition period; recalls the importance of the cogeneration of electricity and heat for the competitiveness of some industrial sectors, especially those that do not have alternatives to produce affordable heat for their industrial processes.

Or. en

Amendment 134

Katri Kulmuni, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Notes that functioning energy markets and a competitive economy are the foundation of supply and security. Highlights that energy security requires not only adequacy but also system-serving flexibility; highlights the importance to ensure that adequacy and flexibility needs are identified and that appropriate measures are taken on time to fill the gaps; stresses the need to remove barriers to maximise the participation to the balancing of the electricity system, amongst others by ensuring efficiency price signals to incentivise flexibility and ensure that all resources contribute to system security, including demand response, storage and renewable energy sources;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4a. Takes the view that the desire to couple storage mechanisms with intermittent energies is a costly and complex attempt to make inherently inefficient and dysfunctional technologies a viable option for the supply of large-scale electricity networks;

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Amendment 136

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive framework to strengthen strategic market and regulatory measures aimed at mitigating price volatility in the electricity sector, particularly during periods of low renewable energy generation;

Or. en

Amendment 137

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Niels Fuglsang

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Notes that competitive, open and well-functioning electricity markets are essential for ensuring security of supply and preparedness; therefore calls on the Member States to swiftly implement existing electricity and gas market legislation.

Or. en

Amendment 138

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Susana Solís Pérez, Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 b. Recalls that to ensure the efficient and secure operation of a renewable-based energy system, complementary investments are necessary, grids need to be strengthened, including interconnections, and there must be more investments in storage, flexibility, energy efficiency and demand response. Considers that the principles, enshrined in EU legislation, of open and non-discriminatory access to these markets and free competition are the most efficient way to have a sufficient number of operators that make investments and provide the aforementioned services; believes that capacity mechanisms are necessary to solve resource adequacy concerns, considers that the procedures for their approval should be simplified and streamlined and welcomes the opening of these mechanisms to non-fossil flexibility;

Or. en

Amendment 139

Katri Kulmuni, Christophe Grudler, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 b. Highlights that an enhanced energy system architecture requires amongst others a harmonised risk framework for identifying and addressing risks related to the energy sector as well as related cross-sectoral risks assessments conducted under climate, cyber, critical entities resilience and other regulations;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 b. Calls for the establishment of capacity mechanisms that incentivize backup power generation to stabilize electricity prices by ensuring producers receive fixed revenues, thereby reducing market volatility and protecting consumers from price spikes;

Or. en

Amendment 141

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Barry Andrews, Michał Kobosko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 c. Urges the Commission and Member States to enhance strategic reserves by expanding storage capacity and improving coordination mechanisms, ensuring that reserves are effectively utilized to mitigate sudden price surges and guarantee supply during energy crises;

Or. en

Amendment 142

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Stresses that decarbonisation must take into account the specificities of Member States, the needs of their industries and the vulnerability of their citizens in order to ensure a just transition that maintains energy security by balancing climate ambitions with economic and social realities; reiterates that, under Article 194 TFEU, energy is a shared competence in which Member States retain control over their energy mix, their strategic infrastructure and their national supply policies; stresses that the European Union should be limited to a supporting role, without interfering in sovereign decisions on production capacities, pricing mechanisms or the operation of infrastructure at national level;

Or. fr

Amendment 143

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Stresses that decarbonisation must take into account the specificities of Member States, the needs of their industries and the vulnerability of their citizens in order to ensure a just transition with a strong focus on deploying renewables in rural areas, which face unique challenges, including limited infrastructure and restricted access to finance, yet hold vast potential for renewable energy generation, driving local economic growth and strengthening the decentralisation and thus resilience of the energy system; reminds that energy sharing of citizen-owned renewable electricity is a fair and equitable way to lower energy bills for citizens;

Or. en

Amendment 144

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Stresses that decarbonisation must take into account the specificities of Member States, the needs of their industries and the vulnerability of their citizens in order to ensure a just transition that maintains energy security by balancing climate ambitions with economic and social realities; takes the view that this balancing act between ‘climate ambitions’ and ‘economic and social realities’ must not jeopardise the security of the energy supply and that, as a result, climate ambitions must not take precedence over economic, social and energy-related realities;

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Amendment 145

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Stresses that decarbonisation must take into account the specificities of Member States and regions, including Europe’s outermost territories, their level of access to different types of decarbonised energy sources, the needs of their industries and the vulnerability of their citizens in order to ensure a just transition that maintains energy security by creating synergies with climate ambitions, natural environment, economic and social realities;

Or. en

Amendment 146

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 147

Radan Kanev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Stresses that decarbonisation must take into account the specificities of Member States and regions, their natural and climatic characteristics, the needs of their industries and the vulnerability of their citizens in order to ensure a just transition that maintains energy security by balancing climate ambitions with economic and social realities;

Or. en

Amendment 148

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Stresses that decarbonisation must take into account the specificities not only of Member States but also of individual regions, the needs of their industries and the vulnerability of their citizens in order to ensure a just transition that maintains energy security by balancing climate ambitions with economic and social realities;

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Amendment 149

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Stresses that decarbonisation should ensure the european climate objetives, the just transition, improve the energy security and must take into account the specificities of Member States, the needs of their industries and the vulnerability of their citizens and social realities;

Or. en

Amendment 150

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5a. Draws particular attention to regions with a highly developed coal industry and which therefore face huge decarbonisation challenges; notes their decarbonisation efforts and stresses the need for dedicated financial support;

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Amendment 151

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Stresses the need for a broader approach to energy flexibility and storage, including electricity, molecules and heat; Stresses the advantages of integrated and flexible energy systems, which can optimise district heating networks using thermal storage to reduce loop temperatures and integrate waste heat, solar energy, hydropower and other alternative sources, as well as promoting the appropriate use of high-efficiency cogeneration, which helps to balance the electricity grid, provide efficient and secure heat and harness renewable energy sources at local or regional level, all at affordable prices for end-users,

Or. en

Amendment 152

Seán Kelly

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes the need for a broader approach to flexibility and storage that incorporates molecules and heat; highlights the potential of district heating systems that can use thermal storage to reduce the temperature of the loop and incorporate waste heat, solar and other alternatives; recognises that a significant proportion of EU citizens are not currently connected to the main electricity or gas grids and therefore recognises the role that renewable gas sources can play in ensuring security of supply of fuels for heating, particularly in cases where effective electrification is cost-prohibitive;

Or. en

Amendment 153

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes the need for a broader approach to flexibility and storage that incorporates electricity, molecules and heat; highlights the potential of district heating systems that can use thermal storage to reduce the temperature of the loop and incorporate waste heat, solar and other alternatives, as well as the optimal use high efficiency cogeneration contributing to the balancing of the electricity grid, the efficient and secure supply of thermal energy and cost-effective use of all low-carbon energy sources at local and regional level;

Or. en

Amendment 154

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes the need for a broader approach to flexibility and storage that incorporates molecules and heat; highlights the potential of district heating systems that can use thermal storage to reduce the temperature of the loop and incorporate waste heat, solar, geothermal and other alternatives, as well as the optimal use high efficiency cogeneration contributing to the balancing of the electricity grid; stresses the need to modernise and expand district heating grids to this end;

Or. en

Amendment 155

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 156

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes the need for a broader approach to non-fossil flexibility and energy storage that incorporates molecules and heat; highlights the potential of district heating systems that can use thermal storage to reduce the temperature of the loop and incorporate waste heat, solar and other alternatives;

Or. en

Amendment 157

András Gyürk, András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes the need for a broader approach to flexibility, resilience and storage that incorporates molecules and heat; highlights the potential of district heating systems that can use thermal storage to reduce the temperature of the loop and incorporate waste heat, solar and other alternatives;

Or. en

Amendment 158

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes the need for a broader approach to flexibility and storage that incorporates non-fossil molecules and heat; highlights the potential of district heating systems that can use thermal storage to reduce the temperature of the loop and incorporate waste heat, solar and other alternatives;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 160

Andreas Glück, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Underlines the important role of hydrogen for energy storage and as a universal and flexible energy carrier to replace fossil fuels; highlights that electrolysers can stabilise the grid in times of oversupply of renewable electricity; deplores the complex rules for the production of green hydrogen that are artificially increasing the production costs in the EU and deter vital investments in the sector; calls on the Commission to simplify the delegated act specifiying the rules for green hydrogen production without delay in order to meet the production target of 10 billion tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 as set out in the REPowerEU strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 161

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. 7. Reminds of the fact that high Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) investment would make the energy transition trillions of euros more expensive than a transition focussed on renewables; warns that a high-CCS pathway encompasses competitive risks; warns that a high-CCS pathway does not guarantee energy independence at the same level as a low-CCS pathway focussed on renewables can; calls to limit investment in CCS to necessary applications such as the capture of CO2 as a resource for industry9a;

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9a Bacilieri, A., Black, R., & Way, R. (2023). Assessing the relative costs of high-CCS and low-CCS pathways to 1.5 degrees (ISSN 2732-4214). University of Oxford. https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2023-12/Assessing-the-relative-costs-of-high-CCS-and-low-CCS-pathways-to-1-5-degrees.pdf

Or. en

Amendment 162

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Stresses the need to maintain the obligation to store gas with a view to ensuring the stability and readiness of the European gas market in order to ensure appropriate safeguards for future crises, especially in a situation where the European gas market is constrained by the end of gas transit through Ukraine;

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Amendment 163

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Calls to urgently reform the EU framework for compulsory energy storage, with a particular focus on updating Directive 2009/119/EC, in order to strengthen energy security and resilience against emerging risks;

Or. en

Amendment 164

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 b. Stresses the need to assess the current and future requirements for strategic stockpiling, taking into account new risk scenarios, including those outlined by the International Energy Agency (IEA), such as armed conflicts, sabotage, cyber threats, and extreme weather events, which may occur simultaneously; highlights the importance of incorporating national specificities and past experiences while ensuring maximum flexibility for Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 165

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6b. Stresses that gas-storage facilities play a key role in ensuring security of supply in the event of short-term and long-term crises, and that close monitoring of storage levels is necessary and should be discussed at EU level;

Or. pl

Amendment 166

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Stresses that the impact of climate change on generation assets, networks and consumption patterns should be better integrated into the modelling and preparedness of energy infrastructure;

7. 7. Stresses that the impact of climate change on thermal and hydro generation assets, networks and consumption patterns should be better integrated into the modelling and preparedness of energy infrastructure; highlights that rising temperatures, water scarcity and extreme weather events pose increasing risks to nuclear power plants, potentially leading to cooling challenges, temporary shutdowns and heightened safety concerns; emphasizes the need for resilient energy system planning, incorporating climate-adaptive strategies such as advanced cooling technologies, grid flexibility, decentralized renewable generation, and strengthened infrastructure protections to mitigate risks and ensure long-term energy security in a changing climate;

Or. en

Amendment 167

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Stresses that the impact of climate change on generation assets, networks and consumption patterns should be better integrated into the modelling and preparedness of energy infrastructure;

7. Stresses that the impact of climate change on generation assets, networks and consumption patterns should be better integrated into the modelling and preparedness of energy infrastructure; calls on the Commission to further integrate the notion of resilience by adding the structural impacts of climate change or other major risks to scenario inputs and sensitivities;

Or. en

Amendment 168

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Stresses that the ongoing transformation of the energy systems across Europe calls for an holistic system needs assessment framework as the current scope does not sufficiently capture the relevant dimensions to ensure security of supply; believes that the scope of electricity system needs assessment in EU legislation could be widened to also cover energy system resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 169

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Niels Fuglsang

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Highlights that, in order to enhance energy security across the EU, a climate-proofing plan should be integrated into any energy project from the earliest stage, including a climate and environmental vulnerability test and a comprehensive risk assessment. Those assessments should be a pre-requisite for energy projects receiving EU support.

Or. en

Amendment 170

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 b. Calls on the European Commission to build on the Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities by ensuring the full and harmonized implementation of climate and environmental vulnerability assessments for critical energy infrastructure across Member States, including through binding methodological guidelines and regular reporting obligations.

Or. en

Amendment 171

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 c. Recalls that the principle of EU solidarity includes financial, material, technical, and human support to all EU citizens facing energy security challenges, including those living in its outermost territories.

Or. en

Amendment 172

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency;

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Or. en

Amendment 173

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez, Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency;

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Or. en

Amendment 174

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency;

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency; notes that in particular it allows market forces and technological advancements to determine the most cost-effective solutions, reduces dependency on a single supplier or energy source, minimizing the risk of supply disruptions, allows regions to adopt technologies best suited to their needs, making energy more affordable and accessible;

Or. en

Amendment 175

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency;

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency, thus reaffirms its importance in regulatory policies to ensure the most cost-effective and efficient deployment of clean energy solutions; urges the Commission and national governments to adopt a market framework that supports innovation and investment across all net-zero technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 176

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency;

8. Emphasises that enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency requires the EU to invest in a diverse portfolio of clean technologies;

Or. en

Amendment 177

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Emphasises that technological neutrality plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency;

8. Emphasises that scaling up the roll out of renewable energy plays a key role in enhancing the security of energy supply while fostering sustainability and economic efficiency;

Or. en

Amendment 178

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Commends the Draghi report10 which highlights the need to establish a long-term strategy for natural gas that should guide infrastructure development, international partnerships and legislation; notes, with concern, that inconsistent policies on natural gas have weakened the trading position of EU companies, leaving them exposed to global spot market prices and creating a gap between what the EU has contractually secured and what will be imported over time;

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10 See https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en.

Or. en

Amendment 179

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Commends the Draghi report for highlighting that the EU’s fossil fuel energy import bill increased from EUR 341 billion in 2019 to EUR 416 billion in 2023 - funds that could be better used by the EU to invest in infrastructure, innovation, and education to maintain global EU competitiveness; further commends the report’s call for accelerating permitting for renewables development, stable and interconnected grids and storage; notes, with concern, that inconsistent fossil gas policies have weakened the trading position of EU companies, leaving them exposed to global spot market prices; highlights that, according to the IEA, the EU’s demand for natural gas is expected to drop by 8%-25% by 2030; while ACER’s report indicates that full implementation of REPowerEU could reduce gas demand in Europe to 184 bcm by 2030;

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10 See https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en.

Or. en

Amendment 180

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Nicolás González Casares, Elena Sancho Murillo, Annalisa Corrado, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Notes that the Draghi report which highlights the need to establish a long-term strategy to manage the phase out of fossil gas that should guide infrastructure development, international partnerships and legislation;

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10 See https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en.

Or. en

Amendment 181

Radan Kanev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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10 See https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en.

Or. en

Amendment 182

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Commends the Draghi report10, nevertheless, highlights the need to establish an urgent strategy for immediate phase-out of natural gas immediate freeze of infrastructure development, and revision of international partnerships; notes, with concern, that lack of ambition on phase-out of natural gas have weakened the trading position of EU companies, leaving them exposed to global spot market prices and creating a gap between what the EU has contractually secured and what will be imported over time;

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10 See https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en.

Or. en

Amendment 183

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Expresses concerns that despite the Draghi report10 calls for measures leading to the decoupling of electricity prices from gas prices, the European Commission has not yet put forward or announced specific legislative proposals to achieve this goal, leaving European citizens and industry exposed to the volatility of price of energy commodities in international markets, affecting citizens' finances and damaging European companies' international competitiveness;

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10 See https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/draghi-report_en.

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Amendment 184

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Notes that an unstable and unfavourable regulatory environment for natural gas has reduced the attractiveness or even discouraged producers from cooperating with EU companies; points out that a number of EU legislative acts, such as the Corporate Due Diligence Directive or the Regulation on the Reduction of Methane Emissions, have raised serious concerns on the part of gas producers from third countries, which have announced a possible halt to LNG supplies to EU countries; points out that European importers are unable to enter into the long-term contracts required by producers due to EU legislation which limits contracts to 2049;

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Amendment 185

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. highlights that, in order to prevent possible crises in natural gas supply in the future, it is essential to strengthen regional cooperation and expand cross-border connections; at the same time, it is necessary to create strategic reserves at the level of each country, to ensure a continuous and stable supply over a defined period, thus reducing the risks associated with global market fluctuations.

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Amendment 186

Paolo Borchia, Filip Turek, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Raffaele Stancanelli, András László, András Gyürk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Stresses in this regard that natural gas must be maintained as a core component of the energy security strategy, given a recorded 5% increase in EU gas consumption from 360 bcm in 2023 to 378 bcm in 2024, with forecasts indicating a sustained demand of 350-400 bcm annually through 2045;

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Amendment 187

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. reminds that not tackling windfall profits in the energy sector leave industries and families vulnerable to price swings;

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Amendment 188

Jens Geier, Matthias Ecke

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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Amendment 189

Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that the option of resorting to nuclear energy remains a national prerogative in the framework of EU law; notes that nuclear plants can have a role to play in an integrated european energy system with increasing penetration of renewables; highlights nevertheless that all scenarios on decarbonisation by 2050 confirm that the transition will mainly rely on renewable sources; underlines that research is ongoing for the development of a new generation of nuclear technologies, even though these technolgies are still far from reaching maturity and cost effectivness; considers that nuclear power from either large scale reactors and small modular reactors is more expensive than electricity generated with renewables; notes that several Member States rely on foreign russian, asian or american providers, which poses risks to nuclear energy's contribution to european energy security; underlines that the Eu imports 100% of its uranium;

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Amendment 190

Paolo Borchia, Filip Turek, Pascale Piera, Raffaele Stancanelli, András László, András Gyürk, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that nuclear energy has an important role to play in an integrated energy system with increasing penetration of renewables; underlines the need to support the development of a new generation of nuclear technologies that will contribute to building a competitive technological supply chain in the EU so as to ensure open strategic autonomy; highlights in this regard the role of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), each delivering an output of 200-300 MW while enabling the reduction of nuclear investment costs by 20-30%, as well as the Advanced Modular Reactors (AMRs), on whose development it will be important to invest; underlines that SMRs and AMRs can contribute to the EU's achievement of strategic autonomy objectives by closing the fuel cycle and reusing nuclear materials, thus mitigating risks associated with energy supply disruptions and price volatility in global markets, which can be triggered by political instability;

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Amendment 191

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that the development nuclear energy remains a national prerogative in the framework of EU law; considers that existing nuclear power plants have an important role to play in an integrated energy system with increasing penetration of renewables; underlines notes that that several Member States consider there is a need to support the development of a new generation of nuclear technologies ; notes that several Member States rely on foreign Russian, Asian or American providers, which poses risks to nuclear energy's contribution to European energy security ; underlines that the EU imports 100% of its uranium which can be easily stored, and that supply security provisions are already established under the Euratom Treaty; calls on each Member State to include resilience and European preference criterion when contracting new nuclear capacity.

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Amendment 192

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that nuclear energy weakens Europe’s energy security due to dependency on uranium and technologies from Russia and other third countries; notes that nuclear power plants are highly vulnerable to physical and cyberattacks; stresses the need to pursue decarbonisation through renewables, electrification and energy efficiency to reduce dependency on all risky energy sources, including nuclear energy; highlights the importance to invest in flexible energy generation and storage solutions to mitigate possible power outages, including those related to nuclear energy problems; underlines the need for diversification of sources of supply of uranium and nuclear fuel in order to reduce dependency on a single supplier and end dependency on Russia;

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Amendment 193

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 194

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 195

Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that nuclear and geothermal energy has an important role to play in an integrated energy system with increasing penetration of variable renewables; underlines the need to support the development of a new generation of nuclear technologies that will contribute to building a competitive technological supply chain in the EU so as to ensure open strategic autonomy; notes the need to incentivise geothermal energy, including mitigating high upfront costs and risks related to drilling and exploration.

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Amendment 196

Nicolás González Casares, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Elena Sancho Murillo, Lina Gálvez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that, for those Member States that choose to include nuclear in their energy mix, nuclear energy has an important role to play in an integrated energy system;

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Amendment 197

Virgil-Daniel Popescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. 10. Stresses that nuclear energy, including all its technologies, plays a crucial role in an integrated energy system with a growing share of renewables; underlines the need to support the development and deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, to build a competitive technological supply chain in the EU, ensuring open strategic autonomy and contributing to decarbonization goals;

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Amendment 198

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that nuclear energy has an important role to play in an integrated energy system with increasing deployment of renewables; underlines the need to support the development of both existing and new nuclear technologies, as well as the entire nuclear fuel cycle, that will contribute to building a competitive technological supply chain in the EU so as to ensure open strategic autonomy;

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Amendment 199

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 200

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Tomas Tobé, Jörgen Warborn, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Andrea Wechsler, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Susana Solís Pérez, Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that nuclear energy, including SMRs, has an important role to play in an integrated energy system with increasing penetration of renewables; underlines the need to support the development of a new generation of nuclear technologies that will contribute to building a competitive technological supply chain in the EU so as to ensure open strategic autonomy;

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Amendment 201

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Stresses that carbon neutral energy sources have an important role to play in an integrated energy system with increasing penetration of renewables; underlines the need to support the development of a new generation of technologies that will contribute to building a competitive technological supply chain in the EU so as to ensure open strategic autonomy;

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Amendment 202

Katri Kulmuni, Andreas Glück, Christophe Grudler, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. The role of all renewable energy sources, including wave and bioenergy, shall be duly recognized. Member States shall undertake measures to promote and incentivize high-quality innovation and research in the field of renewable energy, with special attention given to emerging and less developed technologies, including but not limited to wave energy and energy storage, in order to enhance their efficiency and technological maturity in the future.

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Amendment 203

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, Tomas Tobé, Jörgen Warborn, Wouter Beke, Niels Flemming Hansen, Susana Solís Pérez, Angelika Niebler, Christian Ehler, Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Emphasizes the importance of establishing a harmonized regulatory framework for SMRs that enables mass production under a single EU-wide regulatory environment, rather than 27 separate national frameworks, to facilitate deployment, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency

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Amendment 204

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Stresses the need to amend EU rules on subsidised state loans so that Member States can construct new nuclear power stations without the European Commission being able to act as a brake on investment;

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Amendment 205

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Is concerned that innovative technologies, such as fusion energy and superhot rock energy, may not achieve commercialisation in time without targeted policies and support for demonstration, market adoption, and scale-up;

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Amendment 206

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Notes the potential of small modular reactors (SMRs) to produce clean energy and ensure energy security and efficiency and potentially faster access to a cheaper energy source;

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Amendment 207

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10b. Reiterates the need to reform the European electricity market and put an end to the merit order mechanism, which aligns prices with the most expensive sources;

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Amendment 208

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10c. Invites Member States with nuclear power to introduce strategic uranium supply plans;

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Amendment 209

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10d. Invites the Member States and the Commission to foster research into innovative reactors, particularly fast-neutron plants, rather than wind and solar energy;

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Amendment 210

Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Welcomes the increasing domestic generation, in which renewable energy reached 50% of the Union electricity generation in the first half of 2024. Notes that promising clean energies, such as geothermal, biomethane and marine energies, are crucial to strengthening energy security and should be promoted while benefiting from local favourable conditions and taking into account the needs of the local population, environment, businesses and industries; highlights the specific energy security challenges of outermost regions, which rely heavily on imports due to their remoteness; stresses that their isolation increases vulnerability to blackouts and extreme climate events, requiring more resilient and autonomous energy systems; calls on the Commission to adopt tailored support measures based on these regions’ specific needs, including financial aid dedicated to the deployment of local clean energy production capacities;

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Amendment 211

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Welcomes that increasing domestic generation, such as geothermal, biomethane and marine energy, is crucial to strengthening energy security and should be promoted while benefiting from local favourable conditions and taking into account the needs of the local population, environment, businesses and industries; highlights the specific energy security challenges of outermost regions, which rely heavily on imports due to their remoteness; stresses that their isolation increases vulnerability to blackouts and extreme climate events, requiring more resilient and autonomous energy systems; calls on the Commission to adopt tailored support measures based on these regions’ specific needs, including financial aid dedicated to the deployment of local clean energy production capacities;

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Amendment 212

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Recognises that boosting domestic renewable energy production and decentralising the energy system - including solar and wind projects developed in cooperation with local communities - is crucial for strengthening energy security; emphasizes the need to increase renewable production in less developed sectors, such as geothermal and marine energy, while ensuring that expansion aligns with regional diversity and the needs and interests of local communities and industries; calls for the need to decrease fossil gas production consumption in the EU and the European Economic Area as part of the EU strategy to advance a fossil-free energy system globally well before 2050;

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Amendment 213

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Carlo Ciccioli, Elena Donazzan, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Recognises that increasing domestic production, including in less developed sectors, such as geothermal, biomethane and marine energy, is crucial to strengthening energy security and should be pursued in a way that reflects regional diversity and the needs of local industries; notes the need to increase natural gas production in the EU and the European Economic Area; welcomes the proposal by the Commission expressed in Action Plan for Affordable Energy to explore an option of supporting investments in export infrastructure in countries producing LNG as a measure to secure missing quantities of gas and ease volatile prices;

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Amendment 214

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Recognises that increasing domestic production, including in less developed sectors, such as geothermal, biomethane and marine energy, is crucial to strengthening energy security and should be pursued in a way that reflects regional diversity and the needs of local industries; stresses the need for constant monitoring of the prices of energy produced from these sources in order to maintain an affordable threshold for all beneficiaries; notes the need to increase natural gas production in the EU and the European Economic Area;

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