13
Sep
2022
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EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)
Madam President, Madam Commissioner, Minister Bek many thanks for your inspiring speeches. However, there are four elements that I have been missing. So first, introduce a cap on the price of the allowances, ideally below EUR 40. Secondly, for the gas imported to Europe, try to distinguish between the LNG and the pipeline gas in order to reduce the risk that the ships will sail somewhere outside Europe and it could cause the reverse effect. Third, put forward a kind of a package for energy-intensive industries and also for industries using natural gas as an input commodity for production, for example, a chemical industry or a fertilizer industry. And of course, I am not talking only about SMEs. And the fourth point, I will manage it in five seconds. You mentioned a lot on renewables and energy efficiency. Great idea, but in the long term, also, please open your heart to the nuclear and the fusion, which is having enormous progress in the past times.