“This is a step in the right direction. This is in addition to that, we did a few years ago in terms of security of gas supply. Now it’s our security raise, based on act on the level of at least regional, “- said Buzek in Brussels on Tuesday.
package the EC requires Member States to solidarity in the event of gas supply disruptions, and to draw up regional plans in the event of a crisis. It also gives the Commission the opportunity to intervene if the contract energy between the state of the EU and a third country would be found incompatible with EU law clauses.
Buzek assessed that these records are very important, because “in one country, we can at most raise the energy crisis, but not solve it. ” He stressed that the goal is the construction of energy interconnections between EU countries, the crisis was almost impossible.
“As part of the package, which lies on the table, we can easily take care of it, we on the common European market were not segments and divided by external energy suppliers better and worse customers, “- he stressed.
Buzek reminded that Europe is faced with problems of supply in 2006. and 2009., and stress tests of 2014. They showed that there are still weaknesses. “Today, we in such a way to combine energy, to build our infrastructure to mutually complement each other” – said Buzek, indicating that in this direction they go the EC’s proposals.
Former Prime Minister pointed out that the European Commission wants to guarantee transparency gas contracts. The Commission wants to have insight into intergovernmental agreements before signing them and significant commercial contracts after their conclusion.
According to the head committee of industry PE, has previous solutions, providing insight into the EC intergovernmental gas agreements once concluded, they brought good results. “But the EC failed to even stop the South Stream, which is to build connections in the south of Europe, threatening the security of the EU due to the monopolistic attitude of Gazprom,” – he stressed. The Russian monopoly withdrew from the project in 2014. After objections Commission as to the compatibility of the project with the third energy package.
“The current package (legal solutions KE – PAP) goes further and now it will be easier for us, it does not mean that immediately solve all the problems. But now we have a commitment at the European level, so to build infrastructure, that there is no conflict with the safety of other European countries “- said the MEP.
Buzek welcomed the declaration on the possibility of joint purchase of gas. Although the EC has not presented any provisions on the subject, but stressed that EU countries can benefit from this opportunity to address the shortage of raw material.
“Our purchasing group, which was organized in Central and Eastern Europe, may be a good first example of” – he stressed. As for the group of companies, which includes, among others, Lotus. It would bring together liquefied petroleum gas (LNG) from the United States.
In the package the EC is also a strategy for utilization of LNG, which says, among others, to intensify the dialogue with potential suppliers of this raw material.
“The market of liquefied gas have us fill the market built by the pipelines, which are difficult to move. It is easier with liquid gas, because we can build if necessary terminal” – said policies PO.
the EC’s proposals will now be discussed by the EP and Member States; they decide on their final shape. Buzek does not expect that the negotiations have gone smoothly. “No solution in the EU, including those of solidarity, does not come easily. In this case, the discussion will be profound,” – said the MEP. He noted that some countries are already complaining that the new solution could threaten their sovereignty.
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