Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-14-Speech-2-072"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Heating and cooling from renewable energy sources (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060214.6.2-072"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-14-Speech-2-0732
lpv:speaker	lp:Alejo Vidal-quadras2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 vice-president; European Parliament (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-20--2007-01-15)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CULT (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2007-01-17)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-16--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the recent cuts in natural gas supply in Ukraine have brought us face to face with a problem to which we had perhaps not attached the importance it deserved. Furthermore, over recent weeks, the price of a barrel of crude has oscillated between 60 and 65 dollars, a price that would have seemed unthinkable a few years ago. If we add to all of this the unstable situation in the Middle East, the conclusion is clear: the European Union must act urgently. We cannot carry on taking a complacent view of our dependence on external sources of energy. We must act intelligently and decisively, because there is no time to lose. I do not doubt that the initiatives announced by the Commissioner will have significant benefits for the Union’s future, but we cannot forget the legislation that has already entered into force and that has not been transposed into national legislation by certain Member States with sufficient rigour. There is no question that current oil prices provide a reference for the thresholds of viability for replacement technologies: there is a great opportunity here for renewable energy sources to reach competitive prices with public aid, in line with the legislation on State aid. As the Commissioner has correctly diagnosed, compliance with the directive on renewable energy sources is turning out to be difficult. Biomass must play a fundamental role, since its potential is under-exploited. The directive on energy efficiency in buildings already contains certain provisions, on the use of biomass in heating, which need to be enhanced. We believe that a new directive on heating and refrigeration that takes account of the excellent report by Mrs Rothe, and hence of renewable energy sources, must include objectives that are both ambitious and realistic: clear guidelines on funding mechanisms and an exemplary role for the public sector. We are sure that the Commission will respond once again to these expectations."@en1

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