Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Robert N Wareing (Labour), on Tuesday, 16 January 2001, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 59 members in total.

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EUROPEAN-RUSSIAN ENERGY CO-OPERATION

That this House notes the developing conflict between the high prices of oil maintained by the OPEC countries and the priorities of consumers and governments Europe-wide; notes that changes over the past decade have positioned the Russian oil industry ideally to provide a stabilising role in the global oil market and to assist European markets diversify their sources; and urges Her Majesty's Government to support the EU initiative towards a strategic energy agreement with Russia discussed at the Paris Summit on 30th October 2000, which seeks to provide a secure strategic energy source to supplement OPEC and which would provide reciprocal benefits to the peoples and economies of Russia and the EU countries.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

EUROPEAN-RUSSIAN ENERGY CO-OPERATION (208A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Julian Lewis (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Thursday, 25 January 2001. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

at end add 'but warns against any strategic dependence on Russian oil supplies as might result from too close a relationship between Western Europe and an unstable and barely democratic former superpower.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

208 

208A1 

Session

2000-01

Registered interest declared

Yes

Subjects

International cooperation Oil Russia EU external relations

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk