Security of energy supply in the EU

Tabled by Paolo Borchia, Rachel Blom, Marieke Ehlers, Isabella Tovaglieri, Roberto Vannacci, Filip Turek, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Ondřej Knotek, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslav Bžoch, Klara Dostalova, Tomáš Kubín, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Tom Vandendriessche, Gerolf Annemans, Barbara Bonte, Silvia Sardone, Roman Haider, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch, Georg Mayer, Harald Vilimsky, Tamás Deutsch, Csaba Dömötör, Viktória Ferenc, Kinga Gál, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, György Hölvényi, András László, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Annamária Vicsek, Raffaele Stancanelli, Mélanie Disdier, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Thierry Mariani, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Alexandre Varaut, Mathilde Androuët, Jordan Bardella, Christophe Bay, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Julie Rechagneux, Julien Sanchez, Rody Tolassy, Matthieu Valet, Séverine Werbrouck, Gerald Hauser, Susanna Ceccardi, Elisabeth Dieringer, Ton Diepeveen, Sebastian Kruis, Auke Zijlstra, Nikola Bartůšek, Petra Steger, Anna Maria Cisint, Tiago Moreira de Sá, António Tânger Corrêa, Anders Vistisen

Added: 12a. Stresses the role of hydropower as a strategic, clean, cost-effective, reliable and dispatchable energy source; emphasises, therefore, the need for the Member States concerned to secure long-term investments for the development and modernisation of hydropower capacities, while respecting their geographical specificities and competences; urges the Commission to review the relevant regulatory framework, notably Directive 2014/23/EU, in order to take full account of the strategic aspect of hydropower and to unlock long-term investments;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE774.001v01-00