Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 25 Apr 2025
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 as regards the role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
To · adopted text· 8 May 2025
The role of gas storage for securing gas supplies ahead of the winter season
AI:What changed, in short
Adds a recital urging Member States to avoid Russian gas and pursue sanctions on all Russian gas imports, including LNG.2 Reduces the gas storage filling target for Member States with underground storage to 32.28% of five-year average consumption.4 The other changes are formal: added headings, renumbered references, and adjusted signature block.1357
2 changes of substance · 7 formal · 1 of wording only
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Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.
Changes of substance · 2
Change 2 Substance
AI summary:Adds a recital stating that Member States should refrain from storing Russian gas and that the Union should pursue sanctions on all Russian gas imports, including LNG.
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Added:(1a) In view of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and in line with the Union’s strategic commitment to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, Member States should refrain from storing gas of Russian origin. In that context, the Union should pursue coordinated and immediate sanctions on the import and purchase of all Russian gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG). The ENTSO-G Winter Supply Outlook 2024–2025 confirms that the Union can achieve its storage targets and maintain the security of supply without relying on Russian gas, by implementing a combination of measures, including continued demand reduction. A full embargo on Russian gas is therefore both necessary and feasible, and its swift implementation would contribute to strengthening the Union’s energy sovereignty and geopolitical resilience. [Am. 7]
Change 4 Substance
AI summary:Replaces the filling target for Member States with underground storage with a reduced target of 32.28% of average annual gas consumption over the preceding five years.
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Added:(c) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
Added:‘2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 and without prejudice to the obligations of other Member States to fill the underground gas storage facilities concerned, the filling target for each Member State in which the underground gas storage facilities are located shall be reduced to a volume corresponding to 32,28 % of the average annual gas consumption over the preceding five years for that Member State.’;
7 formal changes: legal basis, citations, references, corrections
Change 1 Formal
AI summary:Adds a marker indicating that the following amendments are from Amendment 1 unless otherwise indicated.
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Added:[Amendment 1 unless otherwise indicated]
Change 3 Formal
AI summary:Adds a heading for Article 1.
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Added:Article 1
Change 5 Formal
AI summary:Renumbers a paragraph reference from (d) to (e) and adjusts the grammatical number.
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Changed:(d)(e) paragraphparagraphs 6 and 7 are replaced by the following:
Change 7 Formal
AI summary:Adds a heading for Article 2.
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Added:Article 2
Change 8 Formal
AI summary:Adds the phrase 'For the Council' to the signature block.
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Changed:For the European Parliament For the Council
Change 9 Formal
AI summary:Adds the phrase 'The President' to the signature block.
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Changed:The President The President
Change 10 Formal
AI summary:Removes the separate 'For the Council' and 'The President' lines from the signature block.
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Removed:For the Council
Removed:The President
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Change 6 Wording
AI summary:Removes a deleted word and adjusts punctuation in a sentence about the Gas Coordination Group's role.
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Changed:‘4. The GCG shall assist the Commission in the monitoring of the filling ▌target,target, and shall develop guidance for the Commission on adequate measures to ensure better alignment in the event that Member States filling rates compromise the achievement of the filling target, or to ensure compliance with the filling target.