Today in Brussels, during the European Parliament’s plenary session, MEPs adopted by an overwhelming majority a report authored by PiS MEP Beata Szydło on the security of energy supply in the EU. The document emphasizes the need to increase energy security and the resilience of the energy system in EU member states. It takes into account the political and economic realities facing the EU, as well as its ambitious goals for energy transition.
In her remarks preceding the vote, the EP rapporteur emphasized the importance of the report, especially given that, as a result of the actions of certain forces—unfortunately present in the Parliament — the Council’s conclusions on the same subject, which included clear calls to end imports of Russian energy resources and fuels, have been rejected. “The Parliament’s report is currently the only unified European voice speaking out on the need to end energy dependence on Russia,” said Beata Szydło, emphasizing that “there is not, and should not be, any cooperation with a state that is an aggressor.” The PiS MEP noted that, unfortunately, for years—despite numerous warnings—no lessons were learned, and some had hoped for a kind of “appeasement” in relations with Moscow. She said that even now, when cities are being bombed right on the EU’s eastern border, when cultural genocide is taking place in the occupied territories through the ban on the use of the Ukrainian language and through “re-education” camps for children, certain interest groups in the EU are talking about a return to “business as usual” with Russia, while sponsored articles in the European press are calling for the resumption of Russian oil supplies. Referring to an earlier speech, the Danish prime minister reminded the audience that security should be prioritized above political divisions and that cooperation on security is a shared responsibility. “We differ politically; we have different views, but we have managed to reach an agreement that guarantees the security of the European Union,” the Polish politician emphasized.
For more information, see the press release from the ITRE Committee meeting on June 25 (attached).
