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Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Tom Berendsen
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: NL

Voorzitter, commissaris, de politieke aandacht voor het schoner maken van ons energiesysteem is de afgelopen jaren terecht groot geweest. Maar tegelijkertijd hebben we de betaalbaarheid en de leveringszekerheid te veel aan de markt overgelaten. En dat zien we nu terug op de energierekening, aan de pomp en in onze afhankelijkheid van Rusland. Het is voor mij in deze zwarte dagen op ons continent moreel gezien onacceptabel dat we met onze gas- en olie-import 600 miljoen euro per dag bijdragen aan de oorlog van Poetin. Die afhankelijkheid moet snel verminderen. Maar dat is niet eenvoudig. Daarvoor is realpolitik nodig in ons energiebeleid. Vraag aan landen die de kerncentrales wilden sluiten: “Hou ze open.” Vraag aan landen die gas produceren: “Lever ons meer”, en vraag aan huishoudens en bedrijven om de verwarming een tandje lager te zetten. Laten we zon—, wind- en waterstofprojecten versnellen en de energiesystemen van de Europese landen beter met elkaar verbinden. Europa is ruw ontwaakt uit zijn geopolitieke en strategische winterslaap. We moeten veel meer in staat gaan zijn om onze eigen energie op te wekken, om ons eigen Europese grondgebied te verdedigen en om essentiële producten zoals medicijnen, batterijen en computerchips zelf te produceren. Het is echt tijd dat we weer verantwoordelijkheid gaan nemen voor onze plek in de wereld.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Nicolás González Casares
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señora comisaria, señorías, créanme que es difícil subir a hablar aquí de precios de la energía mientras se ataca a Ucrania, pero nuestra estabilidad y nuestra unidad dependen también de la paz social y esta, de los precios de la energía. Hoy damos la bienvenida a algunas de las medidas —las hemos reclamado, las he reclamado en este estrado y las ha reclamado mi país—, porque son medidas positivas para abordar los precios de la energía y nuestra dependencia del gas ruso. Se suponía que las ganancias extraordinarias iban a suponer unos 220 000 millones de euros este año, y que no iban a ser dirigidas íntegramente a las renovables; por lo tanto, es bueno reducirlas y utilizarlas para rebajar los recibos de los ciudadanos. Pero aún queda por hacer: aún tenemos que desacoplar totalmente los precios de la electricidad de los precios del gas, y lo veremos, y veremos, comisaria, como esa medida llegará aquí las próximas semanas, porque la necesidad va a hacerlo posible, pero, de todas maneras, quiero decirle que gracias, que vamos en la buena dirección y que la compra conjunta de gas y todas las medidas para depender menos del gas ruso y avanzar en la promoción de energías renovables son las medidas que necesita Europa.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Susana Solís Pérez
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Señor presidente, señora comisaria, en Europa no podemos seguir aceptando como inevitable nuestra dependencia del gas ruso. Después de la escalada histórica de los últimos días, es urgente evitar que se siga usando el gas como arma política.  Señora comisaria, necesitamos medidas concretas para aliviar la factura de la luz de hogares y empresas que hoy están pagando un precio récord inasumible. Le pedimos una propuesta para modificar de forma temporal el sistema de fijación de precios de la energía. En tiempos de guerra, hacen falta medidas extraordinarias para que el chantaje de Putin se acabe de una vez.  Y, además, tenemos que abordar otra de nuestras grandes debilidades: la falta de interconexiones energéticas.  En ese sentido, creo que España puede y debe jugar un papel clave en esta crisis. Hoy he enviado una carta al Gobierno de mi país para que recupere el proyecto Midcat relativo a la interconexión con Francia. Tenemos una gran capacidad de regasificación y una conexión directa con África; no apostar decididamente por ello sería una irresponsabilidad para toda Europa.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Henrike Hahn
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Romania
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Die EU braucht eine neue Energiepolitik. Nach Putins brutalem Angriff auf die Ukraine, einschließlich der Atommeiler, ist das dringender als je zuvor. Die Menschen leiden unter hohen Energiepreisen, und die Unternehmen bangen um ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, um ihre Existenz. Wir wollen in Europa letztlich die absolute Unabhängigkeit von Importen fossiler Energieträger. Solche Importe machen uns verwundbar und eben genau nicht souverän. Wir wissen: Energiepolitik ist Sicherheitspolitik. Wir müssen unseren Energiebedarf senken. Wir brauchen mehr Energieeffizienz und 100 % erneuerbare Energien, so schnell wie möglich. Jetzt in indirekte Elektrifizierung und grüne Produktionstechnologien zu investieren, in Energieeffizienz zur direkten Einsparung von Gasimporten: Das ist der Weg von wettbewerbsfähiger Industrie! Wir fordern von der Kommission jetzt endlich mehr Maßnahmen für Energieeffizienz, den Rückzug des delegierten Rechtsakts zur Taxonomie und vor allem jetzt einen Notfallplan für eine schnelle Energiewende. Wir brauchen einen starken europäischen Rahmen für CO2-Differenzverträge
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Robert Roos
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: NL

Voorzitter, commissaris, met de energietransitie heeft de Europese Unie zichzelf volledig afhankelijk gemaakt van Russisch gas. Eerder noemde ik de klimaatplannen van commissaris Timmermans al een onverantwoord experiment met onze economie. Met de Russische aanval op Oekraïne is die voorspelling snel waarheid geworden. Toch zei commissaris Timmermans gisteren dat we het eerder opgelegde klimaatdoel van 55 procent minder CO2-uitstoot in 2030 nog steeds moeten halen. Sterker nog, dat doel is volgens hem de oplossing, niet het probleem! Maar de energieprijzen exploderen en een diepe recessie dreigt. Het leven wordt onbetaalbaar. Niet de energietransitie, maar de levering van betaalbare en betrouwbare energie moet nu topprioriteit hebben. Daarom roep ik de Commissie op: “Houd op met die Green Deal en focus op betaalbare en betrouwbare energie”. De enige oplossing is om per direct gesloten kerncentrales te heropenen, om per direct gesloten of afgeschaalde kolencentrales te gaan benutten, om per direct onze eigen gasvelden te gaan gebruiken. Want nood breekt wet.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

We have an energy system that doesn’t serve the people or the planet. The energy price crisis hasn’t come out of nowhere. One in four European households already struggled to adequately heat, cool or light their homes. You have fossil fuel companies continuing to reap massive profits. We need a windfall tax on their inflated prices, and we need immediate financial support for those who most need it. The leaked version of the Commission’s forthcoming communication on energy prices suggests that the EU will get liquified natural gas (LNG) from the US and Qatar to replace Russian gas. Of course we should end our dependency on Russian gas, but we should not simply substitute this dependency for another dependency on filthy fracked gas from the US, a country which has bombed, invaded, occupied and interfered with more countries than anyone. Building new LNG terminals in Europe that would create more fossil fuel lock-in would be a disaster, and it would make a mockery of the Green Deal.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Maria Spyraki
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: EL

Κύριε Πρόεδρε, κυρία Επίτροπε, κυρίες και κύριοι συνάδελφοι, διαπιστώνουμε με τον πιο σκληρό τρόπο ότι είμαστε ακόμη εξαρτημένοι από το ρωσικό φυσικό αέριο, ενώ από το 2014 ο Πούτιν μάς είχε δώσει ένα δείγμα γραφής με την παράνομη προσάρτηση της Κριμαίας. Και, ξέρετε, πρέπει να αναγνωρίσουμε όλοι εδώ ότι καθυστερήσαμε. Καθυστερήσαμε να αναζητήσουμε εναλλακτικούς προμηθευτές φυσικού αερίου. Καθυστερήσαμε να οικοδομήσουμε τα δίκτυα διασύνδεσης για τον ηλεκτρισμό και το φυσικό αέριο έτοιμα για υδρογόνο. Καθυστερήσαμε να δώσουμε έμφαση στις επενδύσεις ανανεώσιμων πηγών ενέργειας και στην ανάπτυξη της τεχνολογίας για την αποθήκευση ανανεώσιμης ενέργειας. Τώρα είναι η ώρα να αξιοποιήσουμε την εμπειρία που μας έδωσε η πανδημία. Τώρα είναι η ώρα να δώσουμε συλλογική ευρωπαϊκή απάντηση στο πρόβλημα. Να ενεργοποιήσουμε συλλογικά χρηματοδοτικά εργαλεία για να αντιμετωπίσουμε το ενεργειακό κόστος, αλλά κυρίως να διευκολύνουμε τις επενδύσεις στις ανανεώσιμες πηγές. Να δώσουμε τον δημοσιονομικό χώρο στα κράτη μέλη ώστε να υποστηρίξουν νοικοκυριά και επιχειρήσεις. Μπροστά σε αυτή την κρίση, κυρίες και κύριοι συνάδελφοι, είμαστε όλοι ευάλωτοι. Αυτό το μάθημα της Ιστορίας οφείλουμε να το αξιοποιήσουμε χωρίς καθυστέρηση. Με την αύξηση της δημόσιας αποδοχής οι ανανεώσιμες πηγές, κυρία Επίτροπε, μπορούν να είναι τουλάχιστον το 45 % του ενεργειακού μείγματος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης το 2030. Αρκεί να ξεκινήσουμε τη δουλειά τώρα.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Tsvetelina Penkova
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: EN

Mr President, the energy crisis that began last year is now deepening and the situation in Ukraine is intensifying the situation, so we must find solutions now.  Europe has only one way forward and this is energy independence and affordable electricity prices. We must develop domestic EU renewable technologies. We need additional funding for that and we need to guarantee stable renewable energy. The future, however, requires a baseload power, and the only path here is nuclear energy. We must now establish an accelerated procedure for the approval of the new nuclear projects in the EU without this being at the expense of the severe and strict safety requirements. Renewable energy and nuclear energy are the only path forward to the green transition and to energy independence. Only this would guarantee the energy autonomy of Europe. We should not allow ourselves to move from one form of energy dependency to another one.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Emma Wiesner
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: SV

Herr talman! ”Tycker inte ni att den ryska oljan luktar blod?”, frågade Ukrainas utrikesminister. Jag frågar er i dag: Tycker inte ni att den ryska gasen luktar blod? Den ryska gasen har spår av ukrainskt blod, oavsett om ni kolleger vill erkänna det eller inte. Att vifta med flaggor och plakat ekar tomt i dag, i morgon och i historien, om vi inte stoppar den ryska gasen. Vi finansierar fortfarande Putins krig. Det finns bara en väg framåt, och det är ett akut importstopp av rysk gas.  Det kommer att medföra stora förändringar och nya vägval. Det kommer att kräva av oss att vi gör allt vi kan för att ställa om och minska effekterna på energimarknaden och få ner de skyhöga energipriserna. Det kräver av oss att vi börjar producera mer biogas och bioenergi, att vi börjar energieffektivisera, att vi börjar upphandla energilösningar tillsammans, att vi börjar säga nej till gas för uppvärmning, att vi börjar full etablering av energiunionen. Dessutom kräver det av oss att vi slutar sätta käppar i hjulet för den förnybara energin, slutar prata om att klippa kablar mellan länder, slutar vara protektionister och energinationalister och slutar vara nyttiga idioter i Putins krig.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

Mr President, if, back in October, we were right to be concerned about rising energy prices, we now have every reason to be even more concerned. Putin’s criminal attack against Ukraine further increases energy prices. We will see more vulnerable households and small businesses struggling to pay their bills.  Governments will have to support them with direct measures, and that’s why I welcome some of the proposals made today by the Commission like decoupling electricity prices from gas prices. At the same time, Putin’s war seems to be finally accelerating our decisions to become energy independent. However, we don’t want to escape from one dependency to fall into another one. Diversifying gas routes and building new gas facilities cannot be the core of our response. It takes time to build new infrastructure – time we lack – and it diverts money that should be invested in energy efficiency and renewables. Moving fast towards renewables and a green hydrogen—based economy is the only scenario where we will be able to tackle both the climate crisis and blackmailing from despots willing to play games with us.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Alexandr Vondra
Political group: ECR
Country: Ireland
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, dámy a pánové, Putin je zločinec a vyděrač. A my musíme omezit naši závislost na něm. A ten dokument, který dneska vydala Komise: jako fajn, ale říct tak transparentně německy, že někoho ještě 3 až 5 let nebo 7 let potřebujeme a pak už ne, je tedy chyba, nahráváme mu akorát na smeč. To je prostě jako, když řekneme holce: „Ještě čtyřikrát se s tebou vyspím, a pak už mě nezajímáš“. Jinak oceňuji, že tam je plyn jako strategická komodita, že máme mít rezervy. Ale jinak je to slabý čaj, nic o jádru, nic o uhlí a korunu teda všemu, že příští 3 roky chceme nahradit ruský plyn bioplynem. Takže osázíme ještě dvakrát více polí kukuřicí v době, kdy budou obrovské výpadky obilí dováženého z Ukrajiny a Ruska. To teda gratuluji, to musel vymyslet Timmermans-Einstein.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: François-Xavier Bellamy
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, nous sommes devant une crise existentielle et il est temps d’en prendre la mesure. 400 % d’augmentation du prix du gaz en une année seulement, c’est évidemment une crise majeure, une crise vitale pour, bien sûr, les foyers et les pays européens, mais aussi pour des dizaines de milliers d’entreprises qui pourraient être condamnées à la faillite ainsi que pour notre système financier tout entier, qui est menacé d’effondrement devant les besoins de financement en train d’exploser. Il faut réagir d’urgence. Il faut faire tout ce qui sera possible, utiliser tous les outils à notre disposition pour amortir le choc et pour surmonter cette crise. Et pour cela, les propositions faites aujourd’hui par la Commission ne suffiront pas. La Commission propose d’obliger les Européens à augmenter leurs réserves. Mais comment stocker plus de ce qu’on ne peut ni produire, ni acheter? Cela ne fera que tendre encore le marché. L’urgence, c’est de contenir les prix et, pour cela, de revenir sur cette logique de marché que la Commission a tenté d’imposer depuis des années au secteur de l’énergie. C’est grâce à cette logique que nous versons aujourd’hui 600 millions d’euros par jour à la Russie. Les prix ne doivent plus dépendre des variations du marché, mais des coûts de production – et nous le devons à tous les consommateurs. L’urgence est, et l’urgence restera, la production: il faut produire, produire, produire. Et de ce point de vue, il est dramatique que la Commission n’ait pas repris, parmi les propositions de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie, celle de prolonger le nucléaire existant. Si seules l’Allemagne et la Belgique décidaient de maintenir les quatre réacteurs que ces deux pays ont décidé de fermer, l’Europe économiserait 1 milliard de mètres cubes de gaz par mois sur ses importations de Russie. Est-ce que ceux qui ont fermé des centrales dans nos pays se rendent compte aujourd’hui qu’ils nous rendent plus fragiles dans la crise actuelle et qu’ils nous condamnent, d’une certaine manière, à l’impuissance face à l’agression que subit aujourd’hui l’Ukraine?
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Robert Hajšel
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Mr President, today, we have to talk about both the energy prices hike and energy security. First, ETS emissions allowances. It appears that while allowances prices have fallen by a third since the start of the war in Ukraine, the gas price is rising extremely high. I think that we have seen genuine market manipulation and speculative trading in recent months. Investors have taken profits from growing prices of the allowances and moved their money elsewhere, driving the price down. It’s important for the future that the European Commission prevent such practices from happening. Current developments in Ukraine show that Europe must reduce its dependence on Russian gas as soon as possible. However, we should not forget about our own energy security. The EU currently has about 27% of gas in storage for the rest of the winter, which should be enough. But the big question is how to ensure that the storage utilities are full for next winter, by the end of November at the latest. Several analyses showed that without Russian gas, Europe will be short of at least 30 billion cubic meters of gas. So how to replace it? I know that there is the option of LNG. There are LNG terminals on the coast of northern Baltic Sea. But how do we import it, how do we take it to Central Europe? I think this is a big question and we have to think about it. We have to invest in the gas infrastructure. I don’t think now but the other option is nuclear. I know that we are not friends of nuclear, but we will need it for some time.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Izaskun Bilbao Barandica
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: ES

Señor presidente, nuestra dependencia energética es estructural. Requiere una respuesta veloz, como la que dimos a la pandemia o a los efectos de la invasión de Ucrania con las sanciones que merece su protagonista.  Necesitamos una reserva estratégica del gas, pero hay que moderar la influencia que tiene este combustible en el cálculo del precio de la luz: las cuentas de explotación de muchas energéticas demuestran que el crecimiento de sus beneficios es muy superior al alza de las materias primas que utilizan.  Necesitamos empoderar a los consumidores como productores y un mecanismo robusto que obligue a quienes hacen en marzo su agosto a devolver a la ciudadanía y al tejido productivo parte de unos rendimientos que no proceden, precisamente, de la innovación.  Es prioritario consolidar el mercado único de la energía y las interconexiones e infraestructuras que nos faltan, como las que necesitamos para unir las redes de los Estados español y francés. Aceleremos la apuesta por la eficiencia energética en hogares y empresas y el despliegue de las renovables. Mientras, Estados y regiones necesitan flexibilidad, comprensión, para ayudar a su ciudadanía y a sus industrias a capear este temporal. Las personas necesitan certidumbres y salarios adaptados al coste de la vida. La industria, actividad. Frenar nuestra recuperación, empleo y crecimiento es el otro objetivo de la agresión rusa, y mantener la capacidad de seducción de nuestras libertades y nuestro desarrollo económico y social es la mejor respuesta frente a la fuerza y la dominación.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Andrey Slabakov
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: BG

Г-н Председател, уважаеми колеги, много от вас, включително Комисията и г-н Тимерманс, продължават да защитават Зелената сделка. Той ни убеждава, че именно благодарение на нея положението не е по-зле. Това обаче е самозаблуда. Истината е, че Европа рискува, като заложи на зеления преход. Унищожихме енергийната си сигурност, надявайки се на дългосрочна независимост със зелена икономика. Рискувахме и за съжаление загубихме.  Благодарение на това днес цените на газа надхвърлят умопомрачителните 295 евро за мегаватчас. Това се отразява най-вече на европейските граждани. Притеснявам се от последиците за културата, притеснявам се за това, че много скоро театри, кина и всички културни институции няма да могат да си платят сметките и ще затворят. Как ще компенсираме липсата на газ? С американски втечнен газ ли ще компенсираме, който струва много пъти повече? Той ще замени една зависимост с друга. Отново като временна мярка, както разбирам, докато Зелената сделка започне да дава своите плодове, което смятам, че няма да се случи никога.  Зелената сделка не е спасението, което търсим, както някои от вас се опитват да ме убедят. Тя е камък на врата ни, който ще ни удави. Време е да се отървем от нея и да потърсим истинска енергийна независимост.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Luděk Niedermayer
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovenia
Language: EN

Mr President, last year we made a big mistake. We allowed Russia to squeeze our gas market. Most likely, the mistake was a consequence of naivety vis-à-vis Putin’s Russia, but also the belief of the Member States that they have the right to choose their energy mix allows a lack of cooperation and almost no coordination. We paid a high price and European risk management failed because we didn’t even interpret the data well at the end of last year.  Today, we are facing a much larger problem. Putin’s war in Ukraine is killing thousands of innocent people, and we must do everything to stop it. At the same time, as a consequence, we are facing the problem we are talking about today as we are facing the energy price crisis. I am quite glad that the Commission has presented its communication today. I guess it’s a good one, but we must get it from paper to reality. I am also sad that some people, including the top politicians from some Member States, instead of speeding up the necessary measures, are scaring people. I guess this is not the right way. I believe we can, and we will, manage this crisis and, after all, the EU will get stronger, with a better energy union. We will become safer and we will secure affordable energy. But we must act. We must act now and together.
Debate: Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market
Date: TUESDAY, 8 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhora Comissária, em contexto de guerra os adversários aproveitaram as nossas fragilidades para manipular o mercado e criar uma situação difícil para todos, em particular para os consumidores mais vulneráveis e as empresas com maiores dificuldades. Por isso, a pergunta oral que conduziu a este debate não poderia ser mais oportuna. O facto é que o pacote «RepowerEU» hoje apresentado pela Comissão Europeia contém respostas em linha com o que nela foi solicitado.  A regulação dos preços do mercado, embora infelizmente não indo tão longe quanto necessário na dissociação do preço elasticidade do preço do gás, o apoio direto às empresas e aos consumidores, a possibilidade de compras conjuntas no mercado, a obrigatoriedade de constituição de reservas, o investimento acrescido e mais simplificado das energias renováveis, a aposta forte no hidrogénio verde, a criação de um mercado resiliente e fluído através de mais interligações.  Senhora Comissária, aprendamos com os erros. Um dos erros que cometemos foi o bloqueio sistemático do reforço das interligações da Península Ibérica ao mercado europeu. Essas interligações e, em particular, a terceira interligação a partir de Portugal para gás e hidrogênio são uma prioridade que agora terá que ser concretizada.