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"en.20120913.29.4-235-500"2
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"EU Member States are among the most dependent on other countries for their energy needs. We actually import over 60% of the gas and over 80% of the oil we consume, and this tendency is increasing due to citizens living more comfortably, regardless of the investments being made in renewable energy. It is therefore crucial to ensure secure supplies. Currently, each Member State has its own bilateral agreements for supplying these products, the contents of which are unknown to other Member States. This means that prices vary significantly from country to country, with enormous losses for consumers. Conscious of this situation, in its 2011 conclusions, the Council suggested that the Commission present a proposal to remedy this problem. We all agree that we would obtain significant cost reductions if the EU negotiated the supply of these products centrally. It is therefore necessary for Member States to provide copies of the contracts they hold. I voted for this report, as I believe that we cannot waste this golden opportunity to move forward into the future, otherwise we could be accused of not knowing how to manage the EU’s resources."@en1
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