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") I voted against Mrs Vălean’s report because it calls for liberalisation of the energy sector and a liberal European energy policy, and we all know what tragic consequences that would have for workers in the sector and for more and more of our citizens, who might even experience regular power cuts.
This report establishes the primacy of the market and the neutrality of public interventions and prioritises ‘economic operators’. We can be sure whose interests they serve. We can fear for the preservation of the existing infrastructure when an amendment calls for a guarantee that priority investments will be made in the interests of the energy market only.
It is not enough to simply add the word ‘solidarity’ by way of an amendment in order to make this European energy policy acceptable when, moreover, the very same amendment prohibits the EU from intervening in the operation of the market. That gives a whole new meaning to the words ‘fair competition’.
Generally speaking, the aim should not be to focus on trying to meet an ever greater demand for energy. Rather, additional financing for new infrastructure investments should be used to improve energy efficiency.
Despite the current economic crisis, neoliberal dogmas continue to underpin many EU policies."@en1
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