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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 215

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

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;

11. Recognises that increasing homegrown renewable production, including in less developed sectors, such as geothermal, biomethane and ocean energy, is crucial to strengthening energy security and should be pursued in a way that reflects regional diversity and the needs of local industries; Stresess the importance of achieving the target established by Directive (EU) 2018/2001, requiring that innovative renewable energy technologies constitute at least 5% of newly installed renewable energy capacity by 2030;

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Amendment 216

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 217

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 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Recognises that increasing renewable domestic production, including in less developed sectors, such as solar thermal, 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 that EU gas reserves have collapsed by 60% since 2014 now representing less than 15 months of EU gas consumption, and only accounts for 0,23% of global gas reserves.

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Amendment 218

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Recognises that increasing domestic production, including in less developed sectors, such as low-enthalpy and closed loop deep geothermal technologies, biomethane from sustainable feedstocks 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 find alternatives to natural gas production in the EU and the European Economic Area;

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Amendment 219

Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Anna Stürgkh, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Recognises that increasing domestic renewable energy 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;

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Amendment 220

Paolo Borchia, Filip Turek, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Raffaele Stancanelli

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, hydroelectric 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;

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Amendment 221

Katri Kulmuni, Andreas Glück, Aura Salla

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 and hydrogen production in the EU and the European Economic Area;

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Amendment 222

Andreas Glück, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

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 and hydrogen production in the EU and the European Economic Area;

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Amendment 223

Eero Heinäluoma, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Niels Fuglsang

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 hydrogen production in the EU and the European Economic Area;

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Amendment 224

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 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Recognises that enhancing energy efficiency in key end-use energy sectors, such as buildings and industry, can strongly reduce the EU’s energy demand, including the proper implementation of the energy efficiency first principle and therefore has a crucial role in the EU’s long-term energy security;

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Amendment 225

Paolo Borchia, Jana Nagyová, Filip Turek, Ondřej Knotek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Raffaele Stancanelli, András László, András Gyürk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Recognizes the potential of geothermal energy, estimated at 5-10 GW by 2035 at a capacity factor of 80-90%; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals to support its development in the Member States, including through risk mitigation instruments to stimulate exploration investments;

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Amendment 226

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 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Notes with concerns that the EU domestic gas production dropped by more than a third between 2020 and 2023 and this decline is expected to continue with no significant near-term increase in the production of EU green gas, including biogas and biomethane;

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Amendment 227

Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. recommends the promotion of pumped hydro storage, taking advantage of existing hydropower facilities that can serve as electricity storage batteries

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Amendment 228

Paolo Borchia, Ondřej Knotek, Jana Nagyová, Raffaele Stancanelli, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. recommends an investment-based approach to hydroelectric concessions, targeting a capacity increase of 10-15 GW by 2035 through turbine upgrades to achieve 92% efficiency;

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Amendment 229

Radan Kanev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security; underlines the importance of investing in new energy networks and optimising existing infrastructure; Calls on the Commission to evaluate, as a matter of urgency, the existing interconnection bottlenecks and define as priority projects of common interest the development of strong interconnectors, allowing the free flow of electricity between regions with different natural and climatic characteristics, as well as between regions with renewable or low-carbon overcapacity and regions, suffering of dependency on fossil fuels based generation;

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Amendment 230

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security; underlines the importance of investing in new energy networks in sectors and regions where demand is growing, optimising existing infrastructure, ensuring that no new fossil fuel projects are built as they will become stranded assets and organising the decommissioning of outdated infrastructure in regions where demand for specific energy vectors is declining, in order to avoid increasing grid costs for industrial and household consumers as well as taxpayers.

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Amendment 231

Bruno Gonçalves, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Considers the development of cross-border interconnections as paramount for energy security, given its role in increasing the resilience and flexibility of the whole system, but also in unlocking economies of scale in renewable energy and increasing the Union's own production capacities; Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security; underlines the importance of investing in new energy networks and optimising existing infrastructure;

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Amendment 232

Paolo Borchia, Filip Turek, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Raffaele Stancanelli, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, András Gyürk, András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security; underlines the importance of investing in new energy networks and optimising existing infrastructure; urges therefore investment in interconnections, with a projected need of €600 billion by 2030 to expand grid capacity by 25 GW to ensure sector integration and stability;

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Amendment 233

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security; underlines the importance of strategically investing coordinating the development of new energy networks, optimising existing infrastructure and prioritising diversified, decentralised and integrated systems for resilient energy generation;

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Amendment 234

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security; underlines the importance of investing in new energy networks and optimising existing infrastructure to enable the integration of massive renewable generation and further reducing our dependency on imported fossil fuels;

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Amendment 235

Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks due to physical, regulatory and techninal barriers impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security; underlines the importance of investing in new energy networks and optimising existing infrastructure;

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Amendment 236

Katri Kulmuni, Sigrid Friis, Andreas Glück, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 237

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 238

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that infrastructure bottlenecks impede the benefits of sector integration and aggravate the threats to energy security including offshore grids and interconnectors; underlines the importance of investing in new energy networks and optimising existing infrastructure;

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Amendment 239

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 240

András Gyürk, András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 241

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Barry Andrews, Morten Løkkegaard

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Stresses that energy security should include the reliable supply of key technologies and critical raw materials; calls for a regulatory level playing field for European manufacturers, highlights the importance of local content in the equipment, stresses the importance of circularity of critical raw materials in the design of equipment and infrastructure, thereby reducing dependence on external sources and enhancing strategic autonomy;

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Amendment 242

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12a. Stresses that maximising the use of existing infrastructure to provide available capacity to meet Europe’s energy needs is vital for energy security; points out that this applies in particular to the development of EU-supported cross-border gas infrastructure that enables alternative gas supply sources and routes, as in the case of the Baltic Pipe project and new cross-border connection points;

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Amendment 243

Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. 13. Notes that the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF-E) has helped promote cross-border energy infrastructure investments; recalls that this infrastructure is key for European energy security and decarbonisation efforts; calls on the Commission to significantly increase such funding when proposing the next multiannual financial framework

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Amendment 244

Virgil-Daniel Popescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Notes that limited interconnectivity between Member States hampers the efficient distribution of energy resources; calls for accelerated investment in cross-border energy infrastructure projects to enhance grid interconnectivity, facilitate energy trade, and improve the resilience of the EU energy market;

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Amendment 245

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Stresses that the coordination and anticipation of investments are key to ensure that the required infrastructure is delivered on time to ensure security of supply;

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Amendment 246

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12b. Draws attention to the need to expand and modernise existing energy infrastructure, including electricity grids, and to invest in new technologies in order to address the growing demand for energy and ensure stable supply for society;

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Amendment 247

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 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection of energy infrastructure against military and cyber attacks; notes, with concern, that small distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by cybersecurity legislation, and that if they are manufactured in non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids;

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection and resilience of energy infrastructure against extreme weather events and human attacks, including military and terrorist attacks (physical and cyber); calls for small distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, to be covered by cybersecurity legislation, and that if they are manufactured in non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids; Calls on the European Commission to learn the lessons from the war in Ukraine, particularly the critical role of electricity interconnection, micro-grids, distributed solar power, wind power, and battery storage in ensuring greater resilience of the electricity grid against military attacks, including cyberattacks, drones, and missiles;

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Amendment 248

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection of energy infrastructure in first place against extreme weather events, as well as against military and cyber attacks; notes, with concern, that small distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by cybersecurity legislation, and that if the European Union does not establish a legislative framework conducive to investments in manufacturing capacity of such products in the European Union, the market share of products manufactured in non-EU countries will further increase, creating grave concerns in terms of cyber resilience, security and competitiveness in the European Union;

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Amendment 249

Katri Kulmuni, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection of energy infrastructure against military and cyber attacks; notes, with concern, that distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by appropriate conformity assessment procedures under cybersecurity legislation such as the Cyber Resilience Act, therefore representing a risk for the stability and security of EU electricity grids; and that if they are manufactured and operated by actors located in hostile non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids;

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Amendment 250

Inese Vaidere

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need for a joint EU investment in the protection of energy infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and elsewhere against military and cyber-attacks;

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Amendment 251

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection of energy infrastructure against military, hybrid and cyber attacks; notes, with concern, that small distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by appropriate conformity assessment procedures under cybersecurity legislation, such as Cyber Resilience Act, and that if they are manufactured and can be accessed from manufacturers' servers located in non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids;

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Amendment 252

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection of energy infrastructure against military and cyber attacks, and threats posed by severe weather; notes, with concern, that distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by appropriate conformity assessment procedures under cybersecurity legislation such as the Cyber Resilience Act and that if they are manufactured and operated by actors in non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids;

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Amendment 253

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection of energy infrastructure against military and cyber attacks; notes, with concern, that parts of small distributed energy infrastructure resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, must be further scrutinised using appropriate conformity assessment procedures under cybersecurity legislation, such as the Cyber Resilience Act, and appropriate safeguards must be in place in order to avoid control and influence from non-EU countries;

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Amendment 254

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Emphasises the need to invest in the protection of energy infrastructure against military and cyber attacks; urges close coordination among Member States to address vulnerabilities in small distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by cybersecurity legislation, and that if they are manufactured in non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids and undermine European strategic autonomy ;

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Amendment 255

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. highlights the need to invest in efficient and secure systems to defend energy infrastructure from military and, especially, cyber attacks; notes, with concern, that small distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by cybersecurity legislation, and that if they are manufactured in non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids;

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Amendment 256

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Notes that decentralization of the energy system strengthens resilience by increasing diversity of sources and autonomy, reducing reliance on centralized power plants, minimizing outage risks, enhancing grid stability, and enabling quicker recovery from disruptions; at the same time emphasises that the greater number of remote and dispersed sources of energy, energy storage and new connections bring significant challenges in terms of infrastructure protection;

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Amendment 257

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Urges the European Commission to establish mandatory risk assessments for DERs based on country of origin, ensuring that devices controlled from jurisdictions with potential security concerns are subject to strict oversight, and localization requirements; calls for enhanced resilience in European supply chains by promoting EU-based manufacturing of DERs and fostering alliances with trusted international partners

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Amendment 258

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. stresses the need to update legislation on the security of electricity networks and connections between states, in order to keep pace with cyber threats at European and global level, highlights the need for an adequate number of professionals specialised in cybersecurity, in the medium and long term, as well as closer cooperation between EU countries in this area,

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Amendment 259

Inese Vaidere

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Notes, with concern, that small distributed energy resources connected to the internet, such as inverters, are not covered by cybersecurity legislation, and that if they are manufactured in non-EU countries, they could give those countries control over EU electricity grids;

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Amendment 260

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 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Notes that energy infrastructure is in many cases privately owned, managed and operated, while at the same time enabling critical services to population and industries, as well as serving security and defence purposes; emphasizes that the protection of this infrastructure requires stronger involvement of governments, including through public-private partnerships;

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Amendment 261

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 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Notes that while full protection of infrastructure is not possible the Members States need to do utmost to increase its resilience which encompasses the ability to prevent, protect against, respond to, resist, mitigate, absorb, accommodate and recover from incidents; underlines in particular the need to strengthen the recovery aspect, that could be achieved through efficient repaire and response mechanism, and could serve as important element of deterrence strategy;

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Amendment 262

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

14. Points out that only the Member States have the sovereign prerogative of assessing their strategic environment and establishing the geopolitical risks in the area of energy policy; stresses that energy supply security should also include an assessment of the strategic risks associated with foreign control of critical energy infrastructure, while taking account of broader geopolitical risks, including dependence on infrastructure controlled by foreign entities, access to critical energy raw materials, and the influence of third countries on strategic energy assets;

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Amendment 263

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure; stresses that energy infrastructure is of critical interest and must be established as a public good; underscores how the electric grid functions as a natural monopoly and that market solutions rarely serves as a good alternative in this sector; urges Member States to properly investigate private involvements in critical electrical infrastructure in order to uphold security throughout the integrated European grid;

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Amendment 264

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

14. Urges Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in energy infrastructure; calls on the European Commission to establish a Sovereignty Fund capable of investing in critical companies at risk of foreign takeover; highlights the need for the Commission to have a comprehensive overview and a binding decision in reviewing major foreign direct investments, particularly through the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation, to ensure that investments align with the EU's strategic interests and security priorities;

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Amendment 265

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure; expresses concerns about a series of potentially sensitive foreign investments, particularly in grids, which has been favoured by austerity measures; welcomes in this regard the ongoing revision of Foreign Investment Screening Regulation;

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Amendment 266

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

14. Urges the EU institutions and Member States to swiftly reach an agreement on an ambitious reform of the EU’s foreign investments screening framework and to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

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Amendment 267

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Urges the Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

14. Urges for the creation of an FDI screening mechanism mandatory for all EU Member States to address security risks associated with foreign investment in and acquisitions of energy infrastructure;

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Amendment 268

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 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Investments, interests, and presence of third-country-owned participation in European energy infrastructure, such as power plants, grids, and storage facilities, are increasing. This growing foreign presence in strategic energy assets poses a significant risk to the resilience and security of the Union. In light of the evolving security landscape, it is crucial that the Union urgently adopts a stringent strategic approach to the development and oversight of its energy infrastructure. This should include preventing any third-country presence that could jeopardize the security of supply, public order, or the integrity of critical energy networks within the Union;

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Amendment 269

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Morten Løkkegaard

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Underlines the need to enhance the dual civilian-military use of energy storage and distribution infrastructure to strengthen both energy security and defense capabilities; calls for concrete measures to facilitate and reinforce dual-use energy infrastructure, including the establishment of secure and reliable liquid fuel reserves along military transport corridors to support both civilian and defense-related logistical needs;

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Amendment 270

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Highlights that energy supply in Europe is subject to significant speculation, stresses the need to ensure an affordable energy supply in the EU, also by guaranteeing a greater oversight of financial markets linked to energy derivatives is necessary

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Amendment 271

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 b. Stresses the need for European, national and regional operational plans for repairs in the event of onshore and offshore sabotage, including plans that take account of multiple events, such as simultaneous cable cuts, in a context of tension on the energy markets;

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Amendment 272

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

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of net-zero technologies and components, and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry and at the same time ensure diversified sourcing of critical components; calls on the European Commission to adopt a Cleantech Investment Plan to support the manufacturing of critical components in Europe; urges the Commission to commission an independent study on the positive impact of sufficiency policies on European energy security, particularly in terms of reducing fossil fuel and raw material consumption; emphasizes the importance of supporting the circular economy through targeted regulation, strategic partnerships, and investment to reduce the EU’s dependence on imports of foreign materials;

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Amendment 273

Katri Kulmuni, Christophe Grudler, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of net-zero technologies and and components, and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry and at the same time ensure diversified sourcing of critical components; calls for an update of the Public Procurement framework that effectively simplifies and reduces the administrative burden for grid operators to access the needed grid technologies;

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Amendment 274

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key net-zero technologies and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid and clean technology manufacturing industry; emphasizes the need to ensure the production of replacement equipment and technology for damaged facilities, along with the standardisation of technologies across the EU;

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Amendment 275

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and critical raw materials and the avoidance of developing dependencies on single suppliers; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

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Amendment 276

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies adapted to possible risks of any kind, and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

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Amendment 277

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 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

15. Stresses that energy security should include the supply of key technologies and components and critical raw materials; calls for increased support for the EU’s grid manufacturing industry;

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Amendment 278

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Underlines the need to quickly develop the energy and electricity grids to connect the whole Union; recognizes that this important large-scale development of infrastructure is crucial to achieve energy security; stresses that this task requires coordination and a long term vision; raises concern that a policy of financing private initiatives on an ad-hoc basis, with return-on-investment as the most important criterium, cannot achieve this task; therefore encourages Member States to move towards public ownership of critical energy and electricity infrastructure in order to connect Europe from the biggest metropolitan areas to the most remote villages; underlines that this approach allows for much needed democratic control on the sector's ability to provide a secure supply of energy;

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Amendment 279

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Stresses the need to ensure diversified sourcing of critical components; calls for an update of the Public Procurement Framework to simplify and reduce the administrative burden for grid operators to access the needed grid technologies

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Amendment 280

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Highlights that the EU should allow Member states to establish a financial support for investments in manufacturing capacity of renewable energy technologies and distributed energy generation and storage in the European Union, as a way to reinforce European energy security, as well as cyber resilience and competitiveness; highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area; Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

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Amendment 281

Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete, Sigrid Friis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area; recalls that the development of electricity infrastructure to harness the offshore wind potential of the North Sea is a shared priority for the EU, Norway and the UK; reiterates that building a meshed offshore grid in the North and Baltic Seas could increase security of supply; notes that electricity interconnection projects with third countries should not create new dependencies for EU energy security;

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Amendment 282

Bruno Gonçalves

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded suppliers of energy, raw materials and cleantech components, such as the European Economic Area, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, India, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom;

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Amendment 283

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Stresses that the Member States must make an effort to diversify their international partnerships as much as possible if they are to prevent strategic dependence, particularly on third countries with interests that are different to or conflict with ours;

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Amendment 284

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Yannis Maniatis, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded suppliers of energy, raw materials and critical cleantech components, such as the European Economic Area, Canada, India, Australia and Chile;

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Amendment 285

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Highlights the gain in security through diversified energy supply chains with reliable partners; underlines the need for energy partnerships in particular for the import of low-carbon and green hydrogen;

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Amendment 286

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as countries of the European Economic Area;

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Amendment 287

Seán Kelly

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers, such as the European Economic Area;

16. Highlights that the EU should prioritise partnerships with like-minded energy suppliers;

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Amendment 288

Eero Heinäluoma, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Notes that since 2020, energy price volatility has surged and this trend is expected to continue, as the share of renewables increases; energy price volatility can have significant impacts on consumers, businesses, and the wider economy; therefore calls for significant investments in flexibility solutions, including demand-side response, energy storage, and firm dispatchable capacity; stresses that additional clean baseload power is essential for enhancing energy security and grid stability; notes that a recent report by the International Energy Agency acknowledges nuclear power’s role in providing baseload electricity and improving grid flexibility; calls on the Commission to outline a clear strategy to incentivise investments in clean baseload power generation, including nuclear, to mitigate price volatility and strengthen energy security;

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Amendment 289

Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Supports the announced simplification of State Aid rules by the Commission to stimulate investments in clean technologies, ensuring alignment with the EU’s climate goals and green industrial transition; considers that the new guidelines, expected to be adopted by June 2025 will allow Member States to provide financial support, including grants and tax incentives, for clean technology projects focused on reducing carbon emissions and enhancing sustainability across industries; calls on the Commission to ensure that the new State Aid framework is based on the list of net-zero technologies outlined in Article 4 of the Net-Zero Industry Act, enabling the best solutions tailored to different industrial realities to benefit from simplified access to state aid.

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Amendment 290

Letizia Moratti, Massimiliano Salini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Emphasizes the importance of energy cooperation with the Mediterranean region in achieving a sustainable and secure energy future; welcomes the Trans-Mediterranean Energy and Clean Tech Cooperation initiative, envisioned as part of the Clean Industrial Deal, to drive large-scale public and private investments in renewable energy; urges the Commission to continue supporting partner countries in advancing their transition within the framework of climate and environmental policies, while actively promoting energy collaboration and mutually beneficial renewable energy projects;

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Amendment 291

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Calls on the Commission to create fast-track procedures for permitting, similar to the provisions under the emergency regulation, to accelerate, simplify, and facilitate the deployment of renewable energy production; Urges the Commission and Member States to promote and harmonize prelicensing procedures across the EU, ensuring that applicants can complete preliminary steps before formal licensing, thereby reducing administrative delays and expediting project implementation;

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Amendment 292

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 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Notes the statement by NATO Secretary General Marc Rutte on the need to shift to a wartime mindset, particularly in the energy sector, also in the light of a need to ensure supplies for military forces and defence industries; calls on the Commission to be mindful of future military capability and mobility needs in the development of the EU energy system;

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Amendment 293

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Acknowledges the exponentially growing energy demand in the digital sector; emphasizes that this underscores the importance of strong energy efficiency policies and the importance of the EU exploring sustainable solutions to meet this demand while maintaining a resilient energy system;

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Amendment 294

Virgil-Daniel Popescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Emphasizes the importance of enhancing energy efficiency measures across all sectors, including industry, transportation, and residential, to reduce overall energy demand and dependency on external energy sources;

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Amendment 295

Sigrid Friis, Anna Stürgkh

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Calls for a halt to investments in LNG terminals, and other import infrastructure, which risk becoming stranded assets as EU fossil fuel consumption declines in line with the European climate law;

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Amendment 296

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Recognises the importance of the European liquid fuels sector, particularly in the light of military long-term reliance on liquid fuels; notes with concern that while the demand for liquid fuels is set up to increase as Member States are ramping up the production and procurement of defence equipment, and taking into account the surge in demand during a potential military conflict, at the same time the refining sector and production of liquid fuels are declining in Europe; calls on the Commission to prepare a long-term strategy on liquid fuels, ensuring the viability of the business model of the refining sector in Europe, so it could produce liquid fuels throughout the Union, assure readily available access to fuels by military in a situation of crisis, and reduce dependences on vulnerable import chains and unreliable producers; notes with concern a lack of pipeline infrastructure and fuel storage, particularly on the Eastern Flank of the NATO; draws attention to recommendation of Niinisto report on the need of further work on priority (dual-use) transport corridors for military movements, and the extension of fuel supply chains for the armed forces along these corridors, as well as stockpiling and strategic reserves of energy;

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Amendment 297

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis, Sophie Wilmès

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Supports the announced simplification of State Aid rules by the Commission to stimulate investments in clean technologies, ensuring alignment with the EU’s climate goals and green industrial transition; considers that the new guidelines, expected to be adopted by June 2025 will allow Member States to provide financial support, including grants and tax incentives, for clean technology projects focused on reducing carbon emissions and enhancing sustainability across industries;

Or. en

Amendment 298

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Welcomes the Joint Communication on the EU Action Plan on Cable Security; highlights the importance of ensuring the security of supply of cable spare parts and the stockpiling of essential material and equipment, as well as, the acquisition or contracting of additional repair and deployment vessels, prioritising especially the Baltic Sea, currently being the one most affected;

Or. en

Amendment 299

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 c. Calls in this respect on the Commission to review Oil Stocks Directive in the light of recent geopolitical shifts and the needs of military enabling and to consider expanding the list of products for which mandatory strategic storage and adjusting today's stockpiling obligation to today's risks;

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Amendment 300

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Phase out of Russian energy supplies

Phase out of Russian energy supplies and fossil fuels in general

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Amendment 301

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 d. Deplores the fact that the lack of solidarity in terms of the security of the bloc, and in particular in the context of energy policy, and the peddling of individual interests by some EU Member States have taught the whole continent, at enormous cost, the dangers of dependence on an unreliable energy supplier; stresses that the lessons learned from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine need to be at the core of the EU future actions;

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Amendment 302

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Expresses concern that the EU is increasing its reliance on Russian gas as it imported 30 % more natural gas from Russia in May 2024 than in September 2022;

17. Hightlights that thanks to the REPowerEU plan to phase out dependence on Russian fossil fuels and the emergency actions, among others, imports of Russian gas (pipeline & LNG) dropped from a 45% share of overall EU gas imports in 2021, to 18% up to August 2024; expresses concern that the EU maintains its reliance on Russian gas natural gas from Russia;

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Amendment 303

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Expresses concern that the EU is increasing its reliance on Russian gas as it imported 30 % more natural gas from Russia in May 2024 than in September 2022;

17. Expresses concern that the EU is increasing its reliance on Russian gas as it imported 30 % more natural gas from Russia in May 2024 than in September 2022; draws attention to the increase in gas imports to certain European countries in recent years;

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Amendment 304

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Calls for an immediate and full EU ban on Russian gas, including LNG, imports and purchases and the inclusion of Yamal LNG and Arctic2 LNG terminals on the EU sanctions list; notes that Russia is the second largest supplier of LNG in the EU after the United States; believes that EU sanctions against Russian LNG imports would allow EU companies to take advantage of force majeure clauses and terminate contracts with Russian suppliers;

Or. en

Amendment 305

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Believes that there are multiple strategies that the EU could pursue to progressively end its dependence on an unreliable supplier such as Russia; stresses that diversified supply chains, effective cooperation with different global regions, and strong domestic industries are best guarantees of being able to leverage an uninterrupted supply of clean energy for the EU;

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Amendment 306

Niels Fuglsang, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Sofie Eriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Recalls that the main driver of high energy prices in the EU is the vast import of fossil fuel; notes that since the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has imported oil and gas from Russia for more than EUR 200 billion totally; notes that it equals supporting Russia with more than two f35 fighter jets every day since the invasion in February 2022.

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Amendment 307

Katri Kulmuni, Sigrid Friis, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. The role of private-public cooperation in ensuring preparedness and energy security is vital. Public-private cooperation should be enhanced to facilitate resilience-building, as well as coordinated responses to possible energy crises.

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Amendment 308

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Expresses concern that the share of fossil fuels in EU gross available energy was 70 % in 2022 and that the share decreased only by 2% from 2014 to 2022, not putting the EU on target to reach its goal to be climate-neutral by 2050;

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Amendment 309

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Expresses concern that, in 2023, 23,5% of the uranium consumed in the UE came from Russia and 30,1% of the enrichment of uranium used in EU’s nuclear fleet was done by Russia;

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Amendment 310

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 b. Stresses that Russian LNG supplies should not be replaced by new fossil dependencies, but rather made superfluous through decarbonisation, electrification and efficiency improvement measures by delivering on the goals of the Fit-for-55 package and the REPowerEU plan;

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Amendment 311

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 c. Calls for sanctioning the singular fleet of ice-class LNG carriers linked to the Yamal LNG project; notes, that sanctioning LNG carriers would be highly effective, as the number of ice-class LNG carriers in the world is limited;

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Amendment 312

Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Anna Stürgkh

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including nuclear and related technologies;

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, and no later than 2027, including nuclear and related technologies; reflects that saving energy is the most cost-effective way to reduce reliance on fossil fuel imports from Russia; notes that effective implementation of adopted legislation can contribute significantly to the phase-out;

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Amendment 313

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including nuclear and related technologies;

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including nuclear and related technologies; expresses its deep concern that the roadmap, which was due to be published within the 100 days of the new Commission's work, has been postponed twice and has recently disappeared from the agenda of forthcoming College meetings;

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Amendment 314

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including nuclear and related technologies;

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end within the next three months, including nuclear and related technologies; calls on the European Commission to use all existing tools, including the introduction of a quarterly quota system for the imports of Russian gas to the EU, and the introduction of a cap price on Russian LNG;

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Amendment 315

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including nuclear and related technologies;

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including nuclear and related technologies; reiterates that to reach its climate goals, the EU needs to phase out coal no later than 2030, fossil gas no later than 2035 and oil at the latest by 2040;

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Amendment 316

Inese Vaidere

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including nuclear and related technologies;

18. Stresses that the roadmap for phasing out Russian energy imports must pave the way for their definitive end as soon as possible, including full and speedy phase-out of Russian gas, oil, as well as nuclear and related technologies;

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Amendment 317

Niels Fuglsang, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Sofie Eriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Recalls that the REPowerEU Plan clearly states energy efficiency as a vital component in phasing out Russian gas while ensuring affordable energy prices thus proposing a binding energy efficiency target of 13 %; notes that the Energy Efficiency Directive has a binding energy efficiency target of 11.7 %; calls on the European Commission to ensure full and timely implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive to ensure the phase out of Russian gas.

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Amendment 318

Beata Szydło

on behalf of the ECR Group

Georgiana Teodorescu, Daniel Obajtek, Diego Solier, Ondřej Krutílek

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Insists the roadmap towards ending Russian energy imports should include the full nuclear supply chain to ensure EU open strategic autonomy; recognises the European nuclear fuel supply chain as a strategic asset and the important role it will play in supporting fuel diversification; notes that domestic providers are ramping up capacity at their European facilities to meet increased demand as utilities proactively move away from Russian supply; stresses that clear policy decisions are urgently required at the EU and national level to address the bloc’s nuclear fuel supply vulnerabilities; insists that failure to act to diversify supply for all actors in the nuclear value chain will hamper efforts displace Russian gas with carbon-free nuclear generation and undermine energy security when it is needed most;

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Amendment 319

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Expresses concern that official data does not provide a complete picture of Russian energy imports and their final destination, as relabelled Russian oil and gas continue to enter the EU market; notes with regret that this often happens with the tacit approval of EU Member States; stresses that the reporting obligations laid down under the Methane Regulation can serve to tackling this challenge by increasing transparency in energy imports, and therefore urges the swift implementation of these measures;

Or. en

Amendment 320

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Expresses concern that official data does not provide a complete picture of Russian energy imports, as relabelled Russian oil and gas continue to enter the EU market; notes with regret that this often happens with the tacit approval of EU Member States; notes with concern that the national transposition and implementation of the Fit for 55 packages is lagging, which slows down EU’s efforts in phasing out fossil fuels;

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Amendment 321

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Calls on Member States to publish data on the origin of imported, exported and domestically consumed gas;

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Amendment 322

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Agrees that an adequate assessment of the level of Russian energy imports is a prerequisite for phasing out this dependence; welcomes the proposals for transparency and traceability mechanisms, as the effective implementation of sanctions depends on compatible control mechanisms in all Member States; Expresses concerns that the lower imports of pipeline gas were replaced by an increase in LNG imports, which led to a net increase in GHG emissions. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to accelerate the roll out of renewable energy and energy efficiency to allow for the phase out of fossil fuels.

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Amendment 323

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Calls for more transparency in the EU gas market, as the lack of transparency in the EU's internal gas market is leading to the whitewashing of Russian LNG; agrees that an adequate assessment of the amount level of Russian energy imports is a prerequisite for phasing out this dependency; welcomes the proposals for transparency and traceability and trackability mechanisms, as the effective implementation of sanctions depends on compatible control mechanisms in all Member States;

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Amendment 324

Katri Kulmuni, Christophe Grudler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Agrees that Russian fossil energy imports should be phased out; welcomes the proposals for transparency and traceability mechanisms, as the effective implementation of sanctions depends on compatible control mechanisms in all Member States;

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Amendment 325

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls on the Commission to develop a legislative mechanism to ensure the transparency and traceability of natural gas originating in Russia and exported to the EU as liquefied natural gas and by pipeline, and eventually to cover oil imports; considers that the mechanism would require cooperation between various services, including EU competition services and national customs authorities with enhanced criminal investigation powers; stresses the need for dissuasive penalties for sanctions evasion;

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Amendment 326

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls on the Commission to urgently propose develop a legislative mechanism to ensure the transparency, trackability and traceability of fossil gas originating in third countries and exported to the EU, and eventually to cover oil imports; requires this mechanism to allow the tracking of all quantities of gas from their place of origin to the place of consumption in the Member State; considers that the mechanism would require cooperation between various services, including EU competition services, ACER and national customs authorities with enhanced criminal investigation powers; stresses the need for dissuasive penalties for sanctions evasion;

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Amendment 327

Aura Salla, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Highlights the security and environmental risks posed by the Russian shadow fleet and calls for urgent measures to halt its operations; Calls on the Commission to develop a legislative mechanism to ensure the transparency and traceability of natural gas originating in Russia and exported to the EU as liquefied natural gas and by pipeline, and eventually to cover oil imports; considers that the mechanism would require cooperation between various services, including EU competition services and national customs authorities with enhanced criminal investigation powers; stresses the need for dissuasive penalties for sanctions evasion;

Or. en

Amendment 328

Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 329

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls on the Commission to develop a legislative mechanism to ensure the transparency and traceability of fossil gas originating in Russia and exported to the EU as liquefied fossil gas and by pipeline, and eventually to cover oil imports; considers that the mechanism would require cooperation between various services, including EU competition services and national customs authorities with enhanced criminal investigation powers; stresses the need for dissuasive penalties for sanctions evasion;

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Amendment 330

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Expresses with concern that the continued import of Russian nuclear fuel undermines the EU’s energy security and strategic autonomy; regrets that, despite the need to reduce dependence on Russian energy sources, no binding timelines have been set for phasing out these imports; notes with concern that Russian nuclear fuel remains present in the EU market, including through indirect supply chains; calls for urgent legislative measures, including a Union-wide ban on new imports, border price mechanisms, or quota-based restrictions, to ensure a full and timely phase-out; stresses that these measures should be complemented by financial and administrative support for projects within the Union that contribute to greater autonomy and security of nuclear fuel supply;

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Amendment 331

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Underlines the need for a structured and comprehensive ban on Russian oil and gas in the Union; notes to this regard the need for investment in renewable energy sources and other adjustments to physical infrastructure that is currently adapted to Russian supply; reiterates the need for credible alternatives in such a process with the highest regard for low income and vulnerable groups; reminds the Commission and Member states that energy is a necesscity and that the phasing out of Russian supply must be a joint undertaking where no household or company is left behind;

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Amendment 332

Sigrid Friis, Christophe Grudler, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Recalls that the Commission's approach to LNG poses significant risks to EU Member States by committing to costly imports from foreign sources that can undermine European energy security and competitiveness; notes that merely shifting dependence from Russian to US LNG perpetuates the EU´s energy vulnerability, as its energy supply remains exposed to trade disputes; stresses that the only viable way to ensure long-term energy security is to phase out fossil fuels as soon as possible;

Or. en

Amendment 333

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Underlines that energy dependence on Russia should not be replaced by new dependencies on single suppliers for energy technologies, components or Critical Raw Materials; notes that according the IEA, China dominates global solar PV supply chains in all the manufacturing stages of solar panels, with a market share that exceeds 80%

Or. en

Amendment 334

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 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Calls on the Commission to present a roadmap to phase-out imports of fossil fuels from Russia and replace them with oil, gas and LNG purchases from reliable partners, demand aggregation and further measures to support electrification, hydrogen, biogas and biomethane, among other measures.

Or. en

Amendment 335

Niels Fuglsang, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Sofie Eriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Emphasizes the need to ensure full utilization of existing infrastructure as part of the effort to phase out Russian gas and, in the short term, replace it with gas from reliable third countries and domestic production of biomethane.

Or. en

Amendment 336

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21a. Calls on the Commission to take action as soon as possible to restrict the access of Russian gas and other energy commodities from Russia to European markets;

Or. pl

Amendment 337

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 b. Underlines how the support for Ukraine also includes assisting in securing the soundness of the Ukrainian national electrical grid; recognises the importance of the Ukrainian electrical grid and energy production in the overall resilience of the country; commends efforts by Ukraine in maintaining the energy system's functionality and safety amidst the illegal Russian invasion;

Or. en

Amendment 338

Sigrid Friis, Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Anna Stürgkh, Michał Kobosko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 b. Notes that in 2024 alone, Member States purchased an estimated EUR 7 billion worth of Russian LNG; calls in this context for EU sanctions on Russian LNG;

Or. en

Amendment 339

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

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Revision of security of supply framework

A Resilient Energy Infrastructure

Or. en

Amendment 340

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 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Welcomes the fitness check opened by the Commission to provide input into EU regulations related to the security of energy supply and broader energy security issues;

Or. en

Amendment 341

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes; calls for authorisation procedures for strategic energy infrastructure projects to be simplified, including interconnections, storage facilities, LNG terminals and nuclear reactors, with a view to facilitating investment;

Or. fr

Amendment 342

Jens Geier, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, integration linking and switching between electricity, heat, hydrogen or biogas through efficient solutions, taking into account the gas and hydrogen grids as well as power-to-heat, heat-to-power and combined heat and power and all kind of adequate storage solution; the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

Or. en

Amendment 343

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes, and, at the same time, allow for the optimal and efficient connection of all energy networks, regardless of the production source, as well as storage systems, both at national and cross-border and, implicitly, European level.

Or. en

Amendment 344

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. Considers that the new EU security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape, lessons to be learned from the war against Ukraine and its energy infrastructures, the climate crisis and the profound changes in supply routes as well as the opportunities offered by the green transition;

Or. en

Amendment 345

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 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, changes in technological maturity, levelised cost of energy, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

Or. en

Amendment 346

Eero Heinäluoma, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Niels Fuglsang

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the decarbonisation of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

Or. en

Amendment 347

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape, the impact of climate change and the profound changes in supply routes;

Or. en

Amendment 348

Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

Or. en

Amendment 349

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

22. Considers that the security of supply architecture should reflect the increasing cross-sectoral integration of the energy system, the new geopolitical landscape and the profound changes in supply routes;

Or. en

Amendment 350

Radan Kanev

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Underlines, that in times of critical defence and security challenges the security of electricity supply is a matter of national security for each Member State and for the Union as a whole; Considers that when necessary, the temporary suspension of the phase-out plans for coal and lignite power generation could ensure wartime reserves and independence of supply as well as avoiding disruption and dependence on volatile global markets, especially if Member States supply electricity to Ukraine or other threatebed countries; Calls on the Commission to urgently reassess the role of the ETS Market Stability Reserve and to propose market-based solutions to keep ETS allowances prices bellow €50/ton CO2 and ETS-2 allowances well below €40/tonCO2.

Or. en

Amendment 351

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Underlines that ensuring the supply of energy is a crucial element of the Union’s security and preparedness. Highlights that the electrification of those domestic and industrial uses that can be electrified is one of the technological paths that the EU can follow to reinforce the security of supply by reducing the dependence on external energy sources, ensure affordable prices and achieve the decarbonisation targets. Considers that the phasing-out of electricity generation installations, including those from coal or lignite, needs to be carefully assessed to ensure that alternative installations have been completed and started operating.

Or. en

Amendment 352

Letizia Moratti, Massimiliano Salini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Recognizes the crucial role of gas storage in ensuring energy security but notes that the mandatory requirement under Regulation (EU) 2022/1032 to fill gas storage facilities to at least 90% capacity by November 1 each year could have the unintended consequence of driving up market prices by signaling a fixed timeline for stock refilling; calls on the Commission and Member States to introduce greater flexibility in gas storage targets and binding obligations to mitigate speculative price increases;

Or. en

Amendment 353

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 b. Considers liquid energy carriers and specially domestically produced low carbon alternatives shall be considered relevant contributors to Europe’s security of supply.

Or. en

Amendment 354

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Calls on the Commission to include in the security of supply architecture a framework for diversification, requiring each Member State to prepare an exit plan for Russian energy sources, and to monitor the preparation of exit plans at the level of their national companies;

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Or. fr

Amendment 355

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Calls on the Commission to incorporate in the security of supply architecture a comprehensive framework for energy efficiency, demand reduction measures and decentralised energy systems, such as solar and wind power; emphasizes the need for diversification and structured phase-out plans for fossil fuels imports, requiring each Member State and to develop and implement clear exit strategies while ensuring effective monitoring of the preparation of exit plans at the level of their national companies;

Or. en

Amendment 356

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Calls on the Commission to include in the security of supply architecture a framework for diversification into clean and renewable energy sources and supporting energy efficiency measures, requiring each Member State to prepare an exit plan for Russian energy sources, and to monitor the preparation of exit plans at the level of their national companies;

Or. en

Amendment 357

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Calls on the Commission to include in the security of supply architecture a framework for decentralised and domestic production and diversification, requiring each Member State to prepare an exit plan for Russian energy sources, and to monitor the preparation of exit plans at the level of their national companies;

Or. en

Amendment 358

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Tobback, Annalisa Corrado, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Calls on the Commission to include in the security of supply architecture a framework for diversification, domestic production and demand reduction requiring each Member State to prepare an exit plan for Russian energy sources, and to monitor the preparation of exit plans at the level of their national companies;

Or. en

Amendment 359

Sarah Knafo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Calls on the Commission to include in the security of supply architecture a framework for diversification, inviting each Member State to prepare an exit plan for Russian energy sources, and to monitor its implementation;

Or. fr

Amendment 360

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 361

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 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Condemns the calls for a return to Russian energy imports as part of the peace settlement in Ukraine; warns against the EU falling back into dependency on an unreliable supplier and calls on the Commission to develop safeguards against this, such as a countersignature by the Commission on any potential contracts with Russia or the mandatory use of the AggregateEU platform for this type of purchase;

Or. en

Amendment 362

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Denounces in strongest terms the calls for a return to Russian energy imports as part of the peace settlement in Ukraine as well as possible certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; warns against the EU falling back into dependency on an unreliable supplier and calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop safeguards against this, such as a countersignature by the Commission on any potential contracts in order to implement the ban on purchasing Russian gas;

Or. en

Amendment 363

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Condemns the calls for a return to Russian energy imports as part of the peace settlement in Ukraine; warns against the EU falling back into dependency on unreliable suppliers and calls on the Commission to develop safeguards against this, such as a countersignature by the Commission on any potential contracts with Russia or the mandatory use of the AggregateEU platform for this type of purchase;

Or. en

Amendment 364

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 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the need for greater cooperation on the resilience of energy infrastructure to both climate impacts and human-caused threats; considers that new energy assets should be ‘resilient by design’, including to possible military threats;

25. Stresses the need for greater cooperation on the resilience of energy infrastructure to both climate impacts and human-caused threats, including via public-private cooperation; asks the Commission to ensure that such cooperation is reflected in plans covering incident management and recovery, and subject to regular exercises; considers that new energy assets should be ‘resilient by design’, including to possible military threats;

Or. en

Amendment 365

Yannis Maniatis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the need for greater cooperation on the security and resilience of energy infrastructure, including under construction PCIs and co-funded by the EU projects, to both climate impacts and human-caused threats; considers that new energy assets, especially those of strategic importance (namely, critical entities/infrastructures and PCIs) should be ‘resilient by design’, including to possible military threats;

Or. en

Amendment 366

András Gyürk, András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Stresses the need for greater cooperation and coordination among Member States on the resilience of energy infrastructure to both climate impacts and human-caused threats; considers that new energy assets should be ‘resilient by design’, including to possible military threats;

Or. en

Amendment 367

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 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 368

Letizia Moratti, Massimiliano Salini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25 a. Stresses the need to increase infrastructures and interconnections with the support of adequate EU funding; emphasizes that funding allocation should follow geographical criteria to ensure balanced development across the EU and support industrial cluster's access to affordable energy ;

Or. en

Amendment 369

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25 a. Calls for stronger EU level action to protect submarine cables, designed to support the most impacted Member States, and complement national measures, as an encompassing security approach across the EU is needed;

Or. en

Amendment 370

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen;

26. Notes the need to prioritize the energy efficiency first principle, as the cornerstone of a sound energy transition strategy and integrate locally produced renewables, such as solar and wind, renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and green hydrogen; notes, however, that green hydrogen should only be used in processes that cannot otherwise decarbonize, as direct electrification is more efficient and reduces fossil fuel demand with lower energy losses;

Or. en

Amendment 371

Paolo Borchia, Filip Turek, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Raffaele Stancanelli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen;

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen; highlights the role of intra-EU methane resources in enhancing energy resilience, with untapped reserves estimated at 50 bcm annually across Member States which would reduce import dependency by 12% by 2030;

Or. en

Amendment 372

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen;

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen; Stresses the importance of the development of an EU-wide and integrated hydrogen grid for the storage and mobilisation of green energy;

Or. en

Amendment 373

Jens Geier, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen;

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen and therefore accelerate the hydrogen ramp up by closing regulatory gaps and provide adequate funding

Or. en

Amendment 374

Seán Kelly

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen;

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane, renewable liquified petroleum gas (rLPG) and hydrogen;

Or. en

Amendment 375

Sigrid Friis, Anna Stürgkh, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane and hydrogen;

26. Notes the need to accommodate the integration of renewable gases, such as biomethane and green hydrogen;

Or. en

Amendment 376

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 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. Emphasises the importance of incorporating all renewable energy sources, including ocean energy, osmotic energy and solar thermal, and improving energy efficiency across all sectors to enhance the sustainability and resilience of the EU energy system; highlights the critical need for significant investment in research and innovation (R&I) to develop new and more efficient methods for energy production, transport, distribution, storage, grid integration and usage within the EU, in order to ensure reliable and flexible energy supply; calls for increased efforts to promote sustainable mining practices, sufficiency policies, eco-design and recycling technologies within the EU, reducing dependence on imported raw materials;

Or. en

Amendment 377

Paolo Borchia, Pascale Piera, Aleksandar Nikolic, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Raffaele Stancanelli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. supports the deployment of blue hydrogen production through steam methane reforming (SMR) integrated with carbon capture and storage (CCS), with an estimated production capacity of 5-7 million tons of hydrogen annually by 2040; stresses that investing in CCS infrastructure could enable the EU to repurpose 20% of its current gas grid for hydrogen transport, enhancing energy security and industrial competitiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 378

Virgil-Daniel Popescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. Highlights the need for increased investment in research and development of energy storage solutions, including battery technologies and hydrogen storage, to support the integration of renewable energy sources and ensure a stable energy supply;

Or. en

Amendment 379

Pascale Piera, Julie Rechagneux

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Considers that the new security of supply framework could be broadened to reflect a new way of looking at the security of energy supply, based not only on energy sources, but also on the ability to produce different types of energy domestically; calls, with a view to preventing unnecessary administrative duplication and to ensuring that existing national capacities are fully exploited before new structures are established at EU level, for the European governance framework for energy security to be streamlined while upholding the subsidiarity principle; stresses the importance of supporting voluntary coordination among the Member States, rather than centralisation, ensuring that they keep their model for monitoring and managing their energy networks and their crisis response mechanisms; calls for a systematic and regular audit of the mandates of ACER, ENTSO-E and the Commission in this area with a view to clarifying their respective responsibilities and preventing overlapping competencies;

Or. fr

Amendment 380

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Considers that the new security of supply framework could be broadened to reflect a new way of looking at the security of energy supply, based not only on energy sources, but also on the ability to produce different types of energy domestically; notes that Member States have fossil-fuel energy stockpiles, but highlights that preparedness and stockpiling strategies need to be developed to be fit for the future climate-neutral energy system;

Or. en

Amendment 381

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Considers that the new framework for security of supply could be expanded to include an updated approach to security of energy supply, covering both networks and storage and distribution systems; stresses that this framework should be based not only on energy sources but also on the capacity to produce, store and distribute different types of energy domestically, in close correlation and with the specificities of each country,

Or. en

Amendment 382

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Considers that the new security of supply framework should be broadened to reflect a new way of looking at the security of energy supply, based not only on energy sources, but also on the energy efficiency first principle, resilience of energy infrastructure and the ability to produce different types of energy domestically;

Or. en

Amendment 383

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 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 384

Bruno Tobback, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. Notes that data systems used for energy operations can be used by external actors to attack the EU's energy system if these are not adequately protected; calls for the European Commission to develop an EU-owned European Energy Data Space where critical energy operations can be carried out safely and that only European operators and other previously screened actors can access and operate the various elements of the energy system;

Or. en

Amendment 385

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Stresses the need to include affordability risks in national risk assessments;

28. Stresses the need to include affordability risks in national risk assessments and draft ex-ante plans to support vulnerable groups during energy crises;

Or. en

Amendment 386

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. Acknowledges that Member States operate under different conditions with varying degrees of energy independence; reiterates that previous investments, geographical circumstances and variations in connectivity between Member States must be allowed to influence pricing mechanisms; values solidarity and redundancy planning between Member states yet appreciates that differentiation between domestic pricing and export pricing of electricity does not constitute unfair involvement in the internal energy market as long as export prices do not unfairly discriminate trade; recognises that strategic independence in the energy sector involves securing domestic prices that reflect previous investments and that benefits renewable energy;

Or. en

Amendment 387

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. Stresses the need to include industrial decarbonisation and competitiveness in the new security of supply framework in order to preserve and support all net-zero technologies and industries with a strong European footprint;

Or. en

Amendment 388

Paolo Borchia, Raffaele Stancanelli, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Emphasises that energy security is increasingly becoming a shared responsibility of the Member States; notes the need for stronger coordination, including on the withdrawal of generation capacity from the system, as this affects the availability and affordability of energy in neighbouring countries; underlines in this regard the need to support the creation of a Mediterranean energy hub, supported by enhanced interconnections and regional energy production, which will be capable of delivering an annual import capacity of 10-12 million tons of hydrogen to the EU by 2030; calls for transparency on the implementation of national risk-preparedness measures to increase trust between the Member States; notes the need for greater alignment on protected consumer categories to allow coordinated consumer load-shedding plans to be defined;

Or. en

Amendment 389

Barry Andrews, Christophe Grudler, Yvan Verougstraete

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Emphasises that energy security is increasingly becoming a shared responsibility of the Member States; notes the need for stronger coordination, including on the withdrawal of generation capacity from the system, as this affects the availability and affordability of energy in neighbouring countries; calls for transparency on the implementation of national risk-preparedness measures to increase trust between the Member States; notes the need for greater alignment on protected consumer categories to allow coordinated consumer load-shedding plans to be defined; recognises the importance of comprehensive energy information and data in identifying and acting on evolving energy-security threats and planning infrastructure and calls for improved coordination on the collection of such information and data.

Or. en

Amendment 390

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Emphasises that energy security is increasingly becoming a shared responsibility of the Member States; expresses concern that a significant portion of the existing firm capacity in Europe will close due to planned phase-outs and the retirement of aging units; notes the urgent need for stronger coordination and planning, including on the withdrawal of generation capacity from the system, as this affects the availability and affordability of energy in neighbouring countries; calls for transparency on the implementation of national risk-preparedness measures to increase trust between the Member States; notes the need for greater alignment on protected consumer categories to allow coordinated consumer load-shedding plans to be defined;

Or. en

Amendment 391

Yvan Verougstraete, Christophe Grudler, Sigrid Friis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Emphasises that energy security is increasingly becoming a shared responsibility of the Member States; notes the need for stronger coordination; calls for transparency on the implementation of national risk-preparedness measures to increase trust between the Member States; notes the need for greater alignment on protected consumer categories to allow coordinated consumer load-shedding plans to be defined;

Or. en

Amendment 392

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Emphasises that energy security is a shared responsibility of all the Member States, requiring solidarity and collective decision-making to prevent unilateral actions that could undermine the security of the entire EU; notes the need for stronger coordination, including on the withdrawal of generation capacity from the system, as this affects the availability and affordability of energy in neighbouring countries; calls for transparency on the implementation of national risk-preparedness measures to increase trust between the Member States; notes the need for greater alignment on protected consumer categories to allow coordinated consumer load-shedding plans to be defined;

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Amendment 393

Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Welcomes the Niinistö report recommendation to reinforce private sector crisis preparedness and resilience also in the energy sector; welcomes the recommendation to engage with the private sector in institutionalising de-risking efforts, cross-sector stress tests and proactive security measures; emphasizes the role of private-public cooperation in ensuring energy security and better preparedness; calls for including public-private arrangements in the upcoming Preparedness Union Strategy and in the upcoming review of the energy security framework; calls for an EU Preparedness Law to set joint standards and long-term targets, ensuring coherence with Member States’ national activities, as proposed in the Niinistö report.

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Amendment 394

Hanna Gedin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

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29 a. Stresses the need for a revised approach to state aid and publc intervention in securing timely expansions of critical infrastructure, including the electrical grid, as well as in other types of investments relating to the green transition; reiterates that market solutions must be optional for Member States but that public ownership including intellectual property, maintenance and supervision of critical infrastructure must be entirely feasible for any and all Member States wishing to organise in that manner; reminds the Commission that the electrical grid constitutes a particularly sensitive sector in need of protection against foreign and private interests;

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Amendment 395

Annalisa Corrado

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

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29 a. Calls the European Commission to ensure the proper implementation of the current Green Deal legislation, in particular with regard to the targets of the Fit for 55 package on renewable energy and energy efficiency, in order to reduce reliance on external actors and energy imports, thereby enhancing energy security; stresses that the latest reports provided by the European Commission on the Steate of the Energy Union highlight that several member States are lagging behind in the implementation of their ambitions and targets thus putting at risk the overall EU objectives for 2030 and cosnsolidating our current dependency on energy imports;

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Amendment 396

Letizia Moratti, Massimiliano Salini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Stresses that the complexity of the requirements of certain regulations, such as the CBAM or the EU Methane Regulation, could jeopardise security of supply and system operations if key suppliers and domestic producers are unable to meet compliance requirements in time; calls for an implementation and/or modification of standards by prioritising security of affordable energy supply;

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Amendment 397

Jutta Paulus

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Warns that a single Member State's decision to enter into a harmful energy agreement with a third country could expose the entire EU to renewed energy crises, price volatility, and geopolitical pressure, highlighting the need for a unified, resilient, and strategically coordinated energy policy;

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Amendment 398

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

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29 a. Ensures the proper implementation of Green Deal legislation, emphasizing the importance of energy savings, sufficiency measures, and the development of homegrown renewable energy sources, in order to reduce reliance on external actors and imports, thereby enhancing energy security;

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Amendment 399

Virgil-Daniel Popescu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

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29 a. Calls for the establishment of a centralized EU platform for monitoring and sharing real-time data on energy supply and demand to enhance coordination among Member States and improve the EU’s ability to respond to energy crises;

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Amendment 400

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

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29a. Calls for immediate action to reduce energy prices in the European Union, with a particular focus on electricity costs;

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Amendment 401

Matej Tonin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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29 a. Underlines the importance of a timely implementation of the regulatory framework and its impact in enhancing Europe's security of supply;

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Amendment 402

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 b. Recalls that, in a world of scarce resources, hydrogen and e-fuels will be produced in a limited amount, their supply should therefore be prioritised for critical sectors, such as aviation, military operations, and primary steel production, rather than being used in sectors where alternative technologies are already viable, such as residential heating and passenger road transport. Calls on the European Commission to act accordingly by fully implementing existing CO2 standards for cars and ensuring that subsidies for hydrogen and e-fuels, whether through EU or national state aid, are directed only to sectors where these scarce resources are absolutely necessary;

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Amendment 403

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 c (new)

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29 c. Recalls that, in our current geopolitically unstable environment, several EU Member States are at risk of direct land invasion by the Russian Federation; and that the Russian Federation possesses the military capability to carry out deep-strike attacks, similar to those executed in Ukraine since 2022, which could target and disrupt the electricity grid across the entire European continent;

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Amendment 404

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

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29 d. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to ensure that air defense systems across the EU are fully operational and capable of deterring and protecting critical components of the EU energy system, particularly refineries and nuclear power plants, from direct military attacks;

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Amendment 405

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 e (new)

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29 e. Calls on the European Commission to present an energy security legislative package that includes technical provisions for the standardisation and interoperability of critical components of the EU energy system, particularly electricity transformers, to ensure that lack of standardisation does not hinder European solidarity in the event of extreme weather events or military attacks;

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Amendment 406

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 f. Recalls the importance of access to reliable data for proper energy infrastructure planning, including ensuring energy security. Calls on the European Commission to propose the creation of a European Energy Information Agency that provides real-time data, threat analysis, and foresight studies, to facilitate a more informed debate on the critical decisions the European Union must make to secure its energy future in the 21st century;

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Amendment 407

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Tobback, Annalisa Corrado, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

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29 g. Calls for the establishment of an EU Single Buyer entity for LNG to centralize and coordinate purchasing, thereby preventing direct contracts between Member States or private companies and foreign suppliers. This would enhance the EU's bargaining power, particularly in negotiations with major suppliers, such as the United States, ensuring better terms and stronger leverage in energy deals and reducing the risk of fragmentation in energy security;

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Amendment 408

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Bruno Tobback, Bruno Gonçalves, Eero Heinäluoma, Sofie Eriksson, Niels Fuglsang, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 h (new)

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29 h. Recalls that repowering existing wind power facilities can rapidly increase EU wind power production. Notes that dismantled wind power components can be repurposed as second-hand assets in other countries, and emphasizes that EU wind power assets should be prioritized for Ukraine, to support its swift wind power build-up and strengthen Ukrainian energy security in the face of Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure;

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Amendment 409

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 i (new)

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29 i. Recalls that redundancy and storage are crucial for resilience. Calls on the European Commission to develop an energy security strategy that includes the storage of critical raw materials and components, such as high-voltage transformers and generators, whose supply could be disrupted or whose demand could suddenly surge in the event of a war directly involving EU Member States;

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Amendment 410

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 29 j (new)

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29 j. Calls on the European Commission to establish a dedicated unit within ENTSO-E for identifying and countering threats to critical infrastructure, based on the Ukrainian model, and to ensure that similar units are established in all EU TSOs. Requests the Commission to work with ENTSO-E to provide a comprehensive systemic assessment of threats to the EU electricity grid by 2026;

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Amendment 411

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 k. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to define an EU-level risk preparedness plan in case of major disruption, such as Russian deep strikes on the EU electricity grid, or the sudden interruption of US LNG supplies;

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Amendment 412

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 l. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to intensify energy cooperation with the UK and Norway, in particular in the fields of offshore wind and electricity grid planning and manufacturing;

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Amendment 413

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Giorgio Gori

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 m (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 m. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen the EU’s resource security by ensuring that valuable secondary raw materials, including steel and metal scraps, are recognised as strategic and remain within the EU for recycling and reuse; stresses that export restrictions should be considered to prevent the loss of strategic materials needed for the production of key energy technologies; insists on the effective enforcement of the Waste Shipment Regulation to prevent loopholes that could undermine Europe’s circular economy objectives

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Amendment 414

Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Raúl de la Hoz Quintano, 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 30 a (new)

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Amendment

30 a. Underlines that data-driven technologies will positively impact on energy security management, for example by better forecasting of renewable energy generation, facilitating management of intermittent energy supply, and boosting innovative solutions for energy storage and demand response.

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Amendment 415

Mirosława Nykiel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30a. Calls for a revision of the ETS as soon as possible and for an assessment of its impact on reducing emissions in practice;

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Amendment 416

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 b. Agrees that critical energy infrastructure needs an adequate level of protection against natural hazards, accidents, malicious attacks and cyber-attacks and calls on the concerned Member States to adequately monitor and protect those infrastructures to avoid supply and price problems that may potentially affect all EU countries.

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Amendment 417

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 30 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 c. Due to the recent sabotages in the Baltic Sea, calls on the Commission to study how to improve the protection of the EU’s most critical energy infrastructure, including subsea pipelines and offshore wind farms and interconnections

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Amendment 418

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 d. Considers that energy companies managing critical infrastructure should work closely with the European Cybersecurity Agency and equip themselves with the most advanced tools on cybersecurity and that cooperation with NATO in the field of cybersecurity should be strengthened to counter hybrid threats targeting Europe’s energy security.

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Amendment 419

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 e (new)

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30 e. (4) Towards a more integrated Energy Union

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Amendment 420

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 f. Calls on the Commission and Member States to overcome the approach based on national energy markets and harness the joint critical mass of 27 Member States to strengthen the EU’s strategic position, its economic security and the competitiveness of its industry.

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Amendment 421

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 g. Stresses the importance of investments in energy networks and interconnections for strengthening the internal market, integrating increasing renewable generation, closing price gaps, improving the overall system efficiency and enabling solidarity among Member States in the event of an energy crisis.

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Amendment 422

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 h. Calls on the Commission to urgently assess existing areas were interconnectors are insufficient to achieve the EU target of 15% in 2030 and, if necessary, enlarge the list of Projects of Common Interest to ensure the flow of electricity among Member States and regions with different potentials for renewables and dependency on fossil fuels; recalls that, due to their clear European value added, these infrastructures should be supported with adequate EU funding, and given priority in permitting procedures.

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Amendment 423

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 i. Calls on Member States to only use intervention measures - that are not based on market principles - in the event of a supply crisis as a last resort and recalls that, as already prescribed by European security of supply standards, measures that respect the principles of the internal energy market must be used, unless there are no other effective instruments to maintain security of supply.

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Amendment 424

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 j. Supports an energy transition based on renewable and low-carbon sources, efficiency and technology that is proving that the EU can focus on competitive, clean and indigenous energy sources that reduce fossil fuel imports and help improve the EU’s strategic position, while complying with our international commitments on emission reductions; admits, however, that this policy may require occasional adjustments when an energy crisis occurs.

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Amendment 425

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 k. Reaffirms the principle of technology neutrality for the energy transition.

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Amendment 426

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 l. Considers that renewables are a winning option (including hydro and biomass), but nuclear – either lifetime extension or construction of new installations, including small modular reactors – and gas will be needed, as will hydrogen, biogas, biomethane and sustainable fuels, since not all sectors can use electrification; recalls that some EU regions have very relevant geothermal resources.

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Amendment 427

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 m (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 m. Considers that the EU’s security of supply architecture must incorporate renewable gases and hydrogen; recalls that the Hydrogen Strategy already recognized the role of hydrogen production in providing flexibility and storage in a future energy system that is more integrated and dominated by intermittent renewable production; calls on the Commission to recognize the complementarities between hydrogen and electricity in the future Electrification Action Plan and to simplify the conditions for hydrogen to be considered fully renewable.

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Amendment 428

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 n (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 n. Calls on the Commission and Member States to simplify and streamline authorization procedures for installations and networks, since excessively long administrative permitting is a problem of legal uncertainty which may also affect resource adequacy by hindering the implementation projects that impact supply, be it repowering or revamping of existing sites generation, transmission, distribution or storage infrastructure.

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