oil-consuming countries

consuming nation [ consuming country ]

Standing Group on Relations with Producer and other Consumer Countries

Standing Group on Relations with Producer and Other Consumer Countries

consumer protection [ consumerism | consumer policy action plan | consumers' rights ]

European Consumer Centres Network [ Consumer Information Office | ECC-Net | EEJ-Net | euroguichet-consommateurs | European consumer information agency | European Extra-Judicial Network ]

consumer to consumer transactions (1) | consumer to consumer (2) [ C2C | C to C ]

consumer movement [ consumer association | consumer organisation | Consumer associations(ECLAS) ]

30. Recognises the vital role of the development of new infrastructures and transport corridors, projects connecting the Caspian Sea and Black Sea regions through or from the South Caucasus, as also referred to in the communication on the ‘Second Strategic Energy Review’; in this context, supports all the initiatives that will contribute to establishing a more robust producer-consumer and transit countries dialogue, with an exchange of expertise on energy regulatory systems and on security of supply legislations and an exchange of best practices, including transparency and solidarity mechanisms and the development of early warning mecha ...[+++]nisms for energy disruptions; believes that this goes hand-in-hand with the convergence of regulatory frameworks, market integration and non-discriminatory regime to cross-border transmission infrastructures;

Recalls that, even with the help of ambitious and rigorously implemented energy efficiency and energy saving plans, the European Union is likely still to be dependent in the medium term on third countries for supplies of fossil energy; calls therefore for dialogue with producer, transit and other consumer countries to be stepped up and, more generally, for enhanced international cooperation to increase transparency on world energy markets and to tackle the issue of sustainable development;

Considers that relations and partnerships with key energy suppliers, transit countries and consumer countries are important and must be deepened; points out, however, that the deepening of those relations and partnerships should in no circumstances take place to the detriment of the Union's founding values with regard, in particular, to respect for human rights; emphasises in this regard that the development of confidence and deeper and legally binding ties between the European Union and producer and transit countries should go hand in hand with the promotion of, and respect for, democracy, human rights and the rule of law; calls for ...[+++]the development and adoption of policies and concrete measures to those ends;

I should also like to say something about the Socialists’ amendment because the reality of the market in these products differs between countries that produce them, countries that buy them and countries that both produce and buy them.