Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-01-17-Speech-2-169"
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"Mr President, Commissioner, the European Union is in a state of shock following the crisis that has taken place between Ukraine and Russia. This is largely because, to date, even at time of intense internal upheaval, Russia had always shown itself to be a reliable energy partner, and at no point in the past have the Member States of the Union seen their supply of gas interrupted or reduced.
Those three days of crisis were sufficient to bring countries such as Italy to the point of releasing their strategic reserves and, above all, for the Union as a whole to realise once again that its supply system is extremely vulnerable. The time has therefore come to consider seriously the possibility of investing in alternative supply routes, improving dialogue with stable partners, such as the Republic of Kazakhstan, for example. We must begin to think about importing gas from that country via Turkey, for example, which is a candidate country and hence an extremely secure one.
Furthermore, we must maintain and enhance, at European level, research and development in new energy sources and achieve more efficient use of those we already have. Naturally, Mrs Harms, we cannot ignore any primary energy source. Not one. We must look beyond ideological preconceptions and face reality. If you want to commit energy suicide, you are free to do so, but your sacrifice must be an individual one. Do not expect us all to commit suicide against our will.
Finally, Mr President, I shall end by calling upon the Commission to carry on putting pressure on the Member States to create a common energy policy, and this crisis has shown us beyond any doubt that we need one. Let us not wait until there is another crisis and then take measures that are more drastic and that may well be too late."@en1
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