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Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Radan Kanev
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, the measures that have been proposed by the Commission today and will be elaborated tomorrow, especially decoupling of gas and electricity prices and putting a cap on Russian energy imports, sound more than reasonable, at least in the short run. But these should be regarded simply as emergency interventions and considered far from sustainable solutions of the strategic problems that we have. We face a crisis with huge long-term implications, which could be compared only to the so—called great inflation back in the 70s, the years when I was born. And, as back then, we need a long-term and market—based economic strategy towards more efficiency, less energy consumption, more savings, more new technologies. And we must acknowledge we as policymakers do not hold the answers, but hopefully the market does.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Tomislav Sokol
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, aktualni porast cijena energenata i poremećaji u opskrbi najvažnija su pitanja koja muče naše građane, i to s punim pravom. U ovakvoj situaciji javna vlast mora intervenirati kako bi spriječila poremećaje na tržištu i zaštitila egzistenciju europskih građana, posebno onih socijalno najugroženijih. Pri tome moramo otvoreno govoriti o počinjenim greškama. Energetska kriza pokazala nam je da su pojedine europske zemlje napravile veliku grešku kada su povukle ishitreni populistički potez zatvaranja nuklearnih elektrana te tako samo dodatno povećale ovisnost o Rusiji. Nuklearna energija nije samo važna za razdoblje prelaska na obnovljive izvore, već predstavlja čisto i jeftino dugoročno rješenje za Europu. Vjetroelektrane i solarne elektrane nikada neće moći samostalno riješiti energetske probleme Europske unije. Isto tako moramo nastaviti smanjivati energetsku ovisnost Unije diversifikacijom izvora i opskrbe energijom te gradnjom interkonekcija. Pozitivan primjer je Hrvatska, koja je izgradila LNG terminal na Krku usprkos otporu ljevičarske opozicije. Ovaj terminal pokazao se kao presudan strateški sigurnosni projekt jer je njime osiguran alternativni pravac opskrbe plinom za Hrvatsku i cijelu srednju Europu.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, doamnă comisară, stimați colegi, strategia energetică nu trebuie să fie nici de stânga, nici de dreapta, nici în Uniunea Europeană, nici în statele membre. Politicile energetice și măsurile trebuie să fie pentru oameni.  Eu sunt îngrijorată și întreb: de ce discutăm și trecem de 5-6 luni în inventar problemele crizei energetice și nu găsim măsurile să le aplicăm? Vedem că astăzi dezbatem și abia în octombrie se va vota.  Doamna comisară, în octombrie s-ar putea să fie frig. Cum stau oamenii? Se va întâmpla ca în situația crizei COVID să nu răspundă nimeni, dacă vor fi copii, vor fi bătrâni care mor în cameră, în casă, că nu au încălzire?  Deci sunt soluții. Eu cred că nu trebuie să amânăm și să găsim soluții corecte. Dacă cetățenii nu pot plăti facturile datorită crizei energetice, nici pe gaz, nici pe energie, acordați bani să își pună panouri solare.  Găsiți soluții concrete, pentru că așa vor cădea și întreprinderile mici și mijlocii și industria din Uniunea Europeană și vom avea o criză umanitară. Pur și simplu vom avea o criză pentru oamenii săraci care nu pot să își plătească facturile.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Ana Miranda
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, venho de um país produtor de energia que tem a tarifa elétrica mais cara do Estado espanhol e uma das mais caras da Europa. Enquanto as empresas elétricas alimentam os seus benefícios, os povos sofrem as consequências desta crise de preços da energia. Os preços sobem, o dinheiro das famílias baixa, os preços aumentam e os trabalhadores, as pequenas e médias empresas e os autónomos perdem a sua qualidade de vida e as suas possibilidades de sobrevivência. Chega o frio, chega o inverno. Precisamos de uma intervenção pública urgente no mercado elétrico.  Eu acabo de chegar ao Parlamento nesta legislatura e pensei que este debate já se teria realizado muito antes e é um debate que chega tarde, porque há muitas famílias que ficaram pelo caminho, como alguns ganadeiros do meu país, que estão a fechar explorações agrárias porque não podem pagar o preço de energia.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Beata Kempa
Political group: ECR
Country: Czechia
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Europa stoi w obliczu jednego z największych kryzysów energetyczno–ciepłowniczych w historii. Rosnące ceny prądu, energii, węgla i gazu są przedmiotem niepokoju milionów Europejczyków, których indywidualne bezpieczeństwo energetyczne oraz zapewnienie ciepła na zimę jest bardzo poważnie zagrożone. Ten problem to nie tylko wynik wojny na Ukrainie. To przede wszystkim wynik zgniłych porozumień z Gazpromem prowadzących do budowy Nord Stream 1 i Nord Stream 2.  Przestrzegaliśmy i moje środowisko polityczne przestrzegało tu, w Parlamencie Europejskim, przed rezultatem tych zgniłych inwestycji pogłębiających zależność Europy od rosyjskiego gazu, a tym samym niszczących bezpieczeństwo. Polityka oparta o rosyjski resentyment, „zielone” ideologie, a nie racjonalne przesłanki, doprowadziły do tego Armagedonu. Dlatego dzisiaj przede wszystkim oczekujemy i żądamy, aby jak najszybciej ściągnąć z oczu ideologiczną opaskę i podjąć jedną z najważniejszych decyzji – zawiesić system handlu emisjami do czasu ustabilizowania rynków energii. To bardzo prosty krok podnoszący efekty w krótkim czasie. I tego dzisiaj potrzebują mieszkańcy Europy.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Sandra Pereira
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, o chamado mercado da energia caracteriza-se pela subordinação dos interesses dos povos aos das grandes transnacionais da energia, com dramáticas consequências para as suas condições de vida, incluindo o agravamento da inflação, alavancada na especulação sobre a energia.  Tarifas reguladas e preços máximos nos produtos energéticos, eletricidade e gás natural, reduzir o IVA da eletricidade e do gás e, simultaneamente, avançar para a tributação fiscal dos lucros excessivo, ou indevidos, de todos os grupos económicos com operações de produção ou comercialização de energia, exigir uma mudança estrutural no mercado ibérico de eletricidade, pondo fim à regra marginalista em vigor, já que a chamada exceção ibérica não alterou essa anomalia.  São algumas das medidas urgentes e necessárias que defendemos para que a situação energética não se agrave nos próximos meses. Em nome do mercado e dos lucros, a UE prefere manter o garrote às famílias e às micro, pequenas e médias empresas. Ou passam frio e comprometem a sua atividade ou esvaziam a carteira. É esta a resposta da União Europeia ao aumento dos preços da energia.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, it is very clear that we are facing both short-term and longer-term challenges. There is a need of quick strategic decisions for this winter, showing to Putin that he will not win with his strategy against the European Union. We did not allow the pandemic to kill our economies, and we shall not allow Putin’s energy crisis to kill our economies again. But with short-term measures, we should also need to avoid killing energy market of European Union because there are a lot of examples. For example, when electricity is generated in one country and consumers are another in another country. There is also a need for longer-term solutions which we need to declare now. First, we need to declare that we shall not come back to ‘business as usual’ and we shall not buy any more Putin’s gas, even one after Ukrainians will win the war. And second, we should declare that we are ready to speed up implementation of Green Deal and get rid not only of Russian gas, but in general to get rid of gas and oil consumption.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Victor Negrescu
Political group: S-D
Country: Finland
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, doamnă comisară, avem nevoie de un răspuns european comun împotriva creșterii prețurilor la energie în Uniunea Europeană. Avem nevoie de măsuri eficiente, dar și cu aplicare mai rapidă.  Este poate ușor să vorbim aici despre acest subiect, dar este foarte complicat să vorbești cu un pensionar atunci când își plătește facturile și are o pensie mică. Este foarte complicat să discuți cu un tânăr care trăiește din salariul minim pe economie și își dă jumătate din venituri pentru plata facturilor, sau cu un antreprenor care vrea să reușească și nu o poate face din cauza prețurilor la energie.  Avem nevoie de măsuri active. Pe de o parte, este clar că trebuie să reglementăm. Nu mai putem să lăsăm lucrurile la voia întâmplării și la o liberalizare care nu funcționează în prezent.  Avem nevoie să taxăm, să îi taxăm pe cei care au câștigat enorm pe spatele cetățenilor europeni și pe traderii care au profitat de acest context. Avem nevoie să îi sprijinim pe cei care investesc în zona aceasta de producție și statele care au capacități în zona aceasta de energie - și România, de exemplu, statul meu are-. Și, de asemenea, să implementăm mai rapid REPowerEU, mult mai rapid decât o facem acum.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, why has it taken the EU so long to intervene in the markets? The energy market started spiking almost a year ago. The energy prices haven’t come from nowhere. For many Europeans, the struggle to pay their energy bills is not a new phenomenon. One in four European households already struggled to adequately heat, cool or light their homes before what is now called a crisis.  Market fundamentalism has caused this problem, but has also denied the possibility of any kind of a rapid response. If the EU and its Member States are serious about tackling the crisis and reducing consumption, they need to guarantee energy—efficient housing, public services, higher wages and adequate public transport for all. We should end the self—defeating sanctions that are not helping matters. They are hurting the ordinary people of Europe a lot more than they’re ever going to hurt Putin, and they are not going to stop the war!
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Maria Spyraki
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: EN

Madam President, Commissioner Simson, more renewables and energy efficiency is the way to go, and I fully agree with you. However, in the meanwhile we are facing a state of emergency and, as Esther de Lange has already underlined, we have to fight this war by all means. People are suffering. Industry is asking for immediate relief. And I would like to table two very brief questions. The first one is when the Commission will be ready with an impact assessment on a scenario to put a cap price for all gas imported in the EU and a replacing of the ETF. And the second question is what kind of additional further measures could the Member States adopt this winter – this hard winter – provided that there are Member States like my home country, Greece, which has already adopted a lot of the measures that the Commission includes in this basket.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Gerbiama Pirmininke, gerbiama Komisijos nare, ministre, aš remiu jūsų pateiktus pasiūlymus dėl energetikos krizės suvaldymo, dėl bendrų Europos Sąjungos pastangų tiek ribojant viršpelnius, tiek nustatant viršutines kainas dujoms, gerinant infrastruktūrą. Man atrodo, kad reikėtų dar vieno instrumento, t. y., atsigavimo ir paramos mūsų piliečiams, ypatingai tiems, kuriems tos paramos labiausiai reikia dėl išaugusių energijos kainų. Tačiau taip pat svarbu žiūrint į ilgalaikę perspektyvą suprasti, kad šis kainų išaugimas, ši krizė yra sukelta Putino karinės invazijos į Ukrainą. Ir jeigu mes norime greitai ir visam laikui išspręsti šitą problemą, mums būtų geriausia padėti ukrainiečiams, kad jie nugalėtų kare prieš Putiną. Jie parodė per pastarąją savaitę, kad jie tą gali. Pasiųskime jiems papildomai ginklų, taip vadinamų puolamųjų, bet nevadinkim, vadinkime juos išvaduojamaisiais ginklais, kurie išvaduos Ukrainą ir Europą nuo kainų kilimo.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Henna Virkkunen
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: FI

Arvoisa puhemies, komissaari, moni Euroopan maa oli aivan liian riippuvainen Venäjän energiasta, ja nyt näemme, että sen korvaaminen ei ole helppoa. Tällä hetkellä energian kysyntä on paljon suurempi kuin tarjonta EU-alueella, ja siitä tässä kriisissä on kyse.  Nyt kaikkein tärkeintä on pystyä vähentämään kulutusta, aivan kuten kaasun osalta jäsenmaat ovat jo sitoutuneet. Myös sähkössä pitää pystyä vähentämään kulutushuippuja ja vähentämään koko sähkönkysyntää, jotta saamme paremmin kapasiteetin riittämään. Samaan aikaan on kannustettava investointeihin kaikkiin omiin vähäpäästöisiin energialähteisiin. Siihen aika huonosti nyt sopii monien kollegoiden täällä esittämä ajatus siitä, että metsäenergian tai vesivoiman kestävyyskriteerejä aletaan nyt tiukentaa ja niitä kyseenalaistetaan, ja toisaalta se, että nyt keskustellaan tuottokatoista eri energiamuodoille. Tämä ei ole kovinkaan innostavaa ja kannustavaa investoijia kohtaan. Nyt pitäisi nimenomaan saada näitä investointeja liikkeelle.  Sähkömarkkinan osalta oleellista olisi nyt pystyä erottamaan kaasu tästä muusta sähkön hinnasta, koska se se ongelma on. Ja Saksan on syytä pitää se kolmaskin ydinvoimala kyllä käynnissä.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, let’s face it, we can’t say we weren’t warned: fossil fuel consumption is unsustainable. Of course, we should have been a long way down the road by now, moving to environmentally friendly, renewable, public—owned energy. We could have built, we could have invested, we could have been ready for the inevitable crisis, but we kicked the can down the road, allowing greenwashing by big business.  Now, having shot ourselves in both feet with backfiring sanctions that have allowed Russia to sit on a record current account surplus while turning off the gas to Europe, and forcing old people and poor people to go cold this winter because of the action of European powers, we have absolute lunacy as big energy rubs its hands with glee, US LNG operators laugh and reap their dividends and Europe goes back to burning more fossil fuel.  It’s about time the Commission and the Council started to cop on. The ordinary citizens of Europe paying through their cost of living or environmental damage is not the way forward. We need publicly owned energy.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Lefteris Christoforou
Political group: PPE
Country: Romania
Language: EL

Κυρία πρόεδρε, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση απέδειξε στην 65χρονη ιστορία της ότι μπορεί να αντιμετωπίζει και να διαχειρίζεται τις κρίσεις. Είμαι πεπεισμένος πως όταν θέλει η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, μπορεί. Και τώρα μπορεί να αντιμετωπίσει και να διαχειριστεί αποτελεσματικά την ενεργειακή κρίση.  Πρώτον, πρέπει να δημιουργηθεί ένα ισχυρό ταμείο που θα μπορεί να αντέξει στην ενεργειακή κρίση και να στηρίξει όλα εκείνα τα νοικοκυριά τα οποία θα υφίστανται τεράστιες συνέπειες από την ενεργειακή κρίση.  Δεύτερον, πρέπει η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση άμεσα να δώσει ισχυρή ώθηση στην ανάπτυξη ανανεώσιμων πηγών ενέργειας, για να μπορέσει ουσιαστικά να υποκαταστήσει τα υγρά καύσιμα και το φυσικό αέριο.  Τρίτον και ιδιαίτερα σημαντικό, πρέπει να αναπτύξει τις περιοχές εκείνες στις οποίες θα υπάρχει μελλοντική προοπτική για ενεργειακό εφοδιασμό της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. Μια τέτοια περιοχή είναι η Ανατολική Μεσόγειος και η χώρα μου, η Κύπρος, και οφείλει η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση να την αξιοποιήσει και να επενδύσει ενεργειακά σε μεγάλο βαθμό, για να μπορέσουμε πραγματικά να εφοδιάσουμε την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση με φυσικό αέριο και να σταματήσουμε οποιαδήποτε ενεργειακή εξάρτηση.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Kadri Simson
Language: EN

We have further extended the scope for Member States to take action against the crisis, through regulated prices or by clearing intervention schemes like in Spain, Portugal or Greece. We have adopted a joint policy on storage and a gas demand reduction plan in July.  This work is paying off. We see monthly reductions in gas consumption across Member States of around 10% compared to the previous five years. Every Member State is taking further action in line with our July plan. We are progressing towards the 15% reduction target, even if further work is still needed.  I will continue to raise awareness among Member States of the importance of containing demand also for electricity. I have heard the calls for more energy solidarity and for progress on the joint purchasing of gas on international markets. We have already made huge strides into diversifying away from Russian gas. One example is the record increase in supply from the United States. We are already overshooting our target of 15 BCM of additional LNG from the United States. Last year we imported 22 BCM of gas. This year we are already at 40 BCM.  We have concluded an important memorandum of understanding with Egypt and Israel. Next month I’m going to Algeria. The dialogue with Norway and Azerbaijan is ongoing. The Nigeria platform is doing valuable work and we want to step it up further. On this basis, I will propose the next steps.  I have also heard your concerns about the situation of companies and households, especially the most vulnerable. I welcome the support for an extraordinary intervention to help address the high prices ahead of the next heating season. Targeting support to those who suffer the most from this crisis is necessary, while not forgetting the situation of industry. I also agree on the importance of increased attention to energy poverty.  Many of you mentioned that we need to look at both short-term and long—term challenges. We need to link these two, and I can confirm that we are working on the reform of the electricity market design and that we will present proposals early next year based on careful impact assessment.  I welcome the stress many of you put on the fast deployment of renewables as the only structural response to Europe’s energy security and competitiveness. I want to underline again that it is key to quickly adopt our proposal on permitting and authorisation, together with a revision of the Renewable Energy Directive.  Tomorrow, the Commission will present a proposal for an extraordinary and temporary intervention to address high energy prices. President von der Leyen will also outline in her State of the Union speech how this fits in our broader political strategy on energy.  Let me conclude by reaffirming my readiness to work closely with Parliament on all these matters, and to continue our close dialogue with the ITRE Committee.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Mikuláš Bek
Language: EN

Let me emphasize once again the need for a rapid and coordinated European reply both in terms of short—term exceptional security measures and medium- or long—term adjustments to the market framework. The Council will keep the situation on the energy markets under constant review. In this respect, we appreciate that the Commission committed to follow up so swiftly on the Ministerial discussions last week. We stand ready to examine swiftly the Commission’s proposals, which Commissioner Simpson outlined here today.  Once again, let me assure you that the Council’s bodies will discuss them swiftly in order to alleviate the pressure on consumers and industries. To this end – and as I said earlier – the next extraordinary Energy Council meeting will take place on 30 September. Finding an agreement at EU level on the overall framework will allow Member States to implement national measures in a more efficient way.  At the same time, we won’t lose the long—term vision from our side. We remain committed to progress as much as possible with you on the Fit for 55 files. Whilst trilogues on several climate proposals have already started, from the energy side the Council stands ready to start trilogues on the Renewables Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive as soon as possible.  Overall, the Council will of course continue to follow the security of supply situation in the coming months, and will not hesitate to activate the new solidarity tools that were agreed this summer in case of emergency.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Clara Aguilera
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: ES

La Unión Europea está trabajado para reducir su alta dependencia energética de Rusia y atajar el incremento de los precios de la energía. En este sentido, los socialistas fuimos los primeros en demandar medidas contundes y coordinadas a nivel europeo, en realizar propuestas para atajar los elevados precios de la energía, asegurar el suministro y proteger a los consumidores, principalmente los más vulnerables. Ante la rotura del mercado, debemos limitar los precios y revertir los beneficios inesperados de esta crisis en los ciudadanos.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Estrella Durá Ferrandis
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

La Unión Europea está trabajado para reducir su alta dependencia energética de Rusia y atajar el incremento de los precios de la energía. En este sentido, los socialistas fuimos los primeros en demandar medidas contundes y coordinadas a nivel europeo, en realizar propuestas para atajar los elevados precios de la energía, asegurar el suministro y proteger a los consumidores, principalmente los más vulnerables. Ante la rotura del mercado, debemos limitar los precios y revertir los beneficios inesperados de esta crisis en los ciudadanos.
Debate: EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe
Date: TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2022
Speaker: Lina Gálvez Muñoz
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: ES

La Unión Europea está trabajado para reducir su alta dependencia energética de Rusia y atajar el incremento de los precios de la energía. En este sentido, los socialistas fuimos los primeros en demandar medidas contundes y coordinadas a nivel europeo, en realizar propuestas para atajar los elevados precios de la energía, asegurar el suministro y proteger a los consumidores, principalmente a los más vulnerables. Ante la rotura del mercado, debemos limitar los precios y revertir los beneficios inesperados de esta crisis en los ciudadanos.