3. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to build an Energy Union, and calls for its rapid implementation; recalls that a fully-fledged Energy Union can only be achieved when energy and external policy go hand in hand; stresses, in particular, the need for the EU and its Member States to develop a common energy policy based on solidarity in orde
r to speak with one voice and act jointly at the international level, and to develop a coherent energy diplomacy; invites the Commission to assess options for voluntary demand aggregation mechanisms that could increase the EU’s bargaining power; calls on the Commission to review the decision
...[+++]on establishing an information exchange mechanism on intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy, in order to strengthen its provisions and ensure compatibility with internal energy market legislation and an enhanced role for the Commission;