Translation of "agence nationale de l'énergie électrique " (French → English) :

3 report on the State of the Energy Union and Annex 1: Updated Energy Union roadmap; Annex 2: Policy observations; Annex 3: State of play of preparations on national energy and climate plans; Annex 4: Progress in Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation; 28 Member States Energy Union fact sheets 3rd list of Projects of Common Interest Infrastructure Communication (on the implementation of the 15% electricity interconnection target) Energy Efficiency Progress Report Report on the functioning of the European carbon market Report on the Covenant of Mayors Trends and projections report of the European Environment ...[+++]Agency Study on Residential Energy Prosumers

4. Believes that an open, transparent, integrated, harmonised and competitive internal energy market is needed in order to achieve competitive energy prices, security of supply, sustainability, and efficient large-scale deployment of renewable energy and of energy from unconventional sources, and that the completion of such a market still remains an important challenge for all Member States; welcomes the liberalisation of the internal energy market as a necessary step to cut the cost of electricity and gas for consumers while ensuring that the energy markets become more transparent and better monitored, thereby making for competitive and, from the consumer’s point of view, fair prices; considers it essential to that end to en ...[+++]sure that national regulatory authorities function effectively and are coordinated at the European level;

50. Notes with concern the Commission’s interim report on the progress made by Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism; is pleased, however, to note the positive upward trend in the record of the National Integrity Agency (ANI) in pursuing cases of unjust enrichment and identifying conflicts of interest; notes that the ANI’s funding was increased with Union money; is, however, concerned that there is no uniform follow-up to ANI cases and that the follow-up is often delayed; welcomes the fact that the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) continued to act as an effective p ...[+++]rosecution service in high-level corruption cases; notes the increase in 2011 in the number of indictments, court decisions and convictions and the acceleration of cases in the High Court of Cassation and Justice, which is reflected in the 85 % increase in final court decisions in DNA cases compared to 2011; is concerned at the results of an analysis of court judgments in cases of high-level corruption, which shows that 60 % of sentences are suspended and the sentences are often the minimum provided by law; is surprised at the unsatisfactory practice in relation to the prompt publication of substantiated judgments, which encourages the risk of statute-barring in some cases of high-level corruption as a result of protracted substantiation caused by the long-delayed possibility of redress; calls on the Commission to disclose how much funding has been allocated to supporting Romania’s efforts to achieve judicial reform; expects to see further improvements within the coming year; calls on the Commission to increase pressure on the Romanian government to implement the Commission’s recommendations; expects the Commission to call on the Romanian government, without fail, to ensure that the Romanian government’s efforts to develop a consistent jurisprudence in public procurement trials are increased; calls on the Commission steadfastly and determinedly to insist vis-à-vis th ...

51. Notes with concern the Commission's interim report on the progress made by Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism; is pleased, however, to note the positive upward trend in the record of the National Integrity Agency (ANI) in pursuing cases of unjust enrichment and identifying conflicts of interest; notes that the ANI's funding was increased with Union money; is, however, concerned that there is no uniform follow-up to ANI cases and that the follow-up is often delayed; welcomes the fact that the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) continued to act as an effective p ...[+++]rosecution service in high-level corruption cases; notes the increase in 2011 in the number of indictments, court decisions and convictions and the acceleration of cases in the High Court of Cassation and Justice, which is reflected in the 85 % increase in final court decisions in DNA cases compared to 2011 ; is concerned at the results of an analysis of court judgments in cases of high-level corruption, which shows that 60 % of sentences are suspended and the sentences are often the minimum provided by law; is surprised at the unsatisfactory practice in relation to the prompt publication of substantiated judgments, which encourages the risk of statute-barring in some cases of high-level corruption as a result of protracted substantiation caused by the long-delayed possibility of redress; calls on the Commission to disclose how much funding has been allocated to supporting Romania's efforts to achieve judicial reform; expects to see further improvements within the coming year; calls on the Commission to increase pressure on the Romanian government to implement the Commission's recommendations; expects the Commission to call on the Romanian government, without fail, to ensure that the Romanian government's efforts to develop a consistent jurisprudence in public procurement trials are increased; calls on the Commission steadfastly and determinedly to insist vis-à-vis t ...

The development of the Nabucco project and construction of an LPG terminal in Constanţa, a major Black Sea port, along with the interconnection of national electrical energy infrastructures are all measures which can help increase the security of the energy supply and enhance the EU’s ability to offer solidarity to Member States affected by an energy crisis.

95. Calls on the Commission and Council to treat the promotion of a sustainable energy supply as a priority in development aid and especially in poverty reduction strategies, and to urge leading financing institutions such as the EIB, the EBRD, the World Bank and national export credit agencies to assign priority to investment in renewables and energy efficiency so as to encourage and facilitate development in that direction;