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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-03-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Security of energy supply in the European Union (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"et"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060322.12.3-125"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-03-22-Speech-3-1262
lpv:speaker	lp:Toomas Hendrik Ilves2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2006-10-08)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2006-10-08)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2006-10-08)3 vice-chair; AFET (2004-07-22--2006-10-08)3 unknown; Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (2004-07-20--2006-10-08)3 substitute; SEDE (2004-09-29--2006-10-08)3 member; Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (2006-01-19--2006-10-08)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2006-10-08)3
lpv:translated text	"First of all, I would like to remind us all why this matter is being discussed here today. At the beginning of this year, the gas dispute which flared up between Ukraine and Russia demonstrated how very vulnerable the European energy system is, and more importantly, how energy can be used as an extremely powerful political instrument. The Ukraine-Russia gas dispute showed that if a country has a suitable leader, such as Lukashenko, it will get cheap energy from Russia. If the country’s chosen course does not suit Russia, as in the case of Ukraine, then it will not get cheap energy. The effects of this policy have sent shockwaves through the entire European energy system. As long as the European Union lacks a common energy policy, and as long as each Member State or head of government tries to secure for itself the best possible deal with a company in a large country outside the European Union, we will remain dependents, and victims of deals made on the side. Europe needs a common energy policy just as we need our common trade policy, which makes the European Union extremely effective in negotiations. Just imagine what position Germany or France, not to mention my own small country of Estonia, would be in if they were to be on their own in negotiations with the USA or China at the WTO. The present state of affairs, however, in which each country is responsible for its own energy supply and concludes bilateral agreements, is no different from that situation. In addition to all of this, there is the fact that the two gas pipelines which are planned to be built between Russia and China could threaten supply altogether. If you owe the bank 100 000 euros, the bank owns you. If, however, you owe the bank 100 million euros, you own the bank. The same applies to energy. With a disunited energy policy, we depend on the political whim of one country’s state monopoly. A common energy policy, however, would be decided by Europe itself."@en1

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