Translation of "Ressource énergétique de la région pionnière " (French → English) :

29. Recognises the significance of the region for the EU's energy cooperation and energy security, especially in the context of the development of the Southern Corridor (Nabucco and White Stream); stresses the importance of deepening the EU-Azerbaijani energy partnership and notes the great value of Azerbaijan's energy resources and the essential role these play in its economic development; underscores the importance of ensuring that the benefits deriving from the exploitation of natural resources are evenly distributed and invested ...[+++] in the development of the country as a whole, permitting it to brace itself against the negative repercussions of an eventual decline in oil production; notes the intensifying Azerbaijani - Russian partnership, particularly in the energy sector, and welcomes in this context the intention of Azerbaijan to diversify its economy; underlines the importance of transparency in the energy sector in this region as a key requisite for investors' confidence and commends Azerbaijan for its participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative;

30. Recognises the significance of the region for the EU’s energy cooperation and energy security, especially in the context of the development of the Southern Corridor (Nabucco and White Stream); stresses the importance of deepening the EU-Azerbaijani energy partnership and notes the great value of Azerbaijan’s energy resources and the essential role these play in its economic development; underscores the importance of ensuring that the benefits deriving from the exploitation of natural resources are evenly distributed and invested ...[+++] in the development of the country as a whole, permitting it to brace itself against the negative repercussions of an eventual decline in oil production; notes the intensifying Azerbaijani - Russian partnership, particularly in the energy sector, and welcomes in this context the intention of Azerbaijan to diversify its economy; underlines the importance of transparency in the energy sector in this region as a key requisite for investors’ confidence and commends Azerbaijan for its participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative;

11. Emphasises the strategic importance of the Arctic region for the EU in terms of energy resources, the environment and transport issues; given the growing accessibility of resources owing to the effects of climate change, underlines the need to develop a comprehensive strategy for cooperation in the High North; is therefore convinced that in order to safeguard its long-term interests the EU should get its partners in the region, such as Norway and Iceland, actively involved in such a strategy; calls for fresh consideration to be given to a pragmatic long-term EU policy ...[+++]involving other stakeholders, such as Russia, the United States and Canada, on energy security, transport and the environment, in order to avoid potential conflict in this sensitive region;

With regard to the objectives, the Community should promote the interconnection, interoperability and development of trans-European energy networks and access to such networks in accordance with current Community law, with the aim of: - allowing effective operation of the internal market in general and of the internal energy market in particular while encouraging the rational production, distribution and utilization of energy resources and the enhancement of renewable energy resources, so as to reduce the cost of energy to the consumer and render the European economy more competitive; - facilitating the development and reducing the isolation of the less- ...[+++] favoured regions of the Community, thereby helping to strengthen economic and social cohesion; - strengthening the security of energy supplies, inter alia by means of closer relations with non-Community countries in the energy sector in their mutual interest, in particular in the framework of the European Energy Charter Treaty and cooperation agreements concluded by the Community.

With regard to the objectives, the Community should promote the interconnection, interoperability and development of trans-European energy networks and access to such networks in accordance with current Community law, with the aim of: - allowing effective operation of the internal market in general and of the internal energy market in particular while encouraging the rational production, distribution and utilization of energy resources and the enhancement of renewable energy resources, so as to reduce the cost of energy to the consumer and render the European economy more competitive; - facilitating the development and reducing the isolation of the less- ...[+++] favoured regions of the Community, thereby helping to strengthen economic and social cohesion; - strengthening the security of energy supplies, inter alia by means of closer relations with non-Community countries in the energy sector in their mutual interest, in particular in the framework of the European Energy Charter Treaty and cooperation agreements concluded by the Community.

With regard to objections, the Community will promote the interconnection, interoperability and development of trans-European energy networks and access to such networks in accordance with current Community law, with the aim of: - allowing effective operation of the internal market in general and of the internal energy market in particular, while encouraging the rational production, distribution and utilization of energy resources and the development of renewable energy resources, so as to reduce the cost of energy to the consumer and render the European economy more competitive; - facilitating the development and reducing the isolation of the less- ...[+++] favoured regions of the Community, thereby helping to strengthen economic and social cohesion; - reinforcing the security of energy supplies, for example by strengthening relations with third countries in the energy sector in their mutual interest, in particular within the framework of the European Energy Charter Treaty and the cooperation agreements concluded by the Community.