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

… analysis to assess the possibilities for using EU natural gas resources; notes Removed: that domestic EU natural gas production dropped by more than a third between 2020 and 2023 and that this decline is expected to continue with no significant near-term increase in the production of green gases, including biogas and biomethane, Added: the importance of producing biogas and biomethane in the EU; Removed: notes that Draghi’s report highlights that while progressively decarbonising and moving to hydrogen and green gases in line with RED III and REPowerEU as a transitional measure, Added: stresses the indispensable role that natural gas will continue to play in the energy mix; reiterates the need to develop measures to ensure gas supply at a mitigated cost and calls on the Commission to ensure an improved, stable and targeted regulatory framework; highlights that domestic natural gas production Removed: – where deemed justified by individual Member States – could also Added: can play a role in contributing to security of supply and avoiding exposure …

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