Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?

Energy policy issues have got increasing relevance in the strategic orientation of the European Union (EU) in general, and in identifying specific economic policy tasks, in particular. Steadily high energy (oil and gas) prices in the last years constitute one factor. However, global political and se...

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Main Author: Andras Inotai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Institute of Romania 2008-09-01
Series:Romanian Journal of European Affairs
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Online Access:https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_Vol8_No3_Towards_a_Common_Energy_Policy_in_the_European_Union.pdf
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description Energy policy issues have got increasing relevance in the strategic orientation of the European Union (EU) in general, and in identifying specific economic policy tasks, in particular. Steadily high energy (oil and gas) prices in the last years constitute one factor. However, global political and security issues of growing degree of uncertainty, the level of dependence on imported energy and, not less importantly, the forecasts of growing external dependence of the EU in this field have substantially contributed to the upgrading of the energy question. Finally, the liberalization of the single market, not least in the crucial area of energy supply and the enlargement of the EU by 12 new members, with specific composition of production and not less specific pattern of imports of energy, enhanced the importance of energy in the enlarged EU, with a view to shape and implement a common energy policy.
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spelling doaj-art-545ff7d1f5d44b3388da32daa28883652025-08-20T03:28:41ZengEuropean Institute of RomaniaRomanian Journal of European Affairs1582-82711841-42732008-09-0183523Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?Andras Inotai0Director general of the Institute of World Economics, Budapest, HungaryEnergy policy issues have got increasing relevance in the strategic orientation of the European Union (EU) in general, and in identifying specific economic policy tasks, in particular. Steadily high energy (oil and gas) prices in the last years constitute one factor. However, global political and security issues of growing degree of uncertainty, the level of dependence on imported energy and, not less importantly, the forecasts of growing external dependence of the EU in this field have substantially contributed to the upgrading of the energy question. Finally, the liberalization of the single market, not least in the crucial area of energy supply and the enlargement of the EU by 12 new members, with specific composition of production and not less specific pattern of imports of energy, enhanced the importance of energy in the enlarged EU, with a view to shape and implement a common energy policy.https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_Vol8_No3_Towards_a_Common_Energy_Policy_in_the_European_Union.pdfenergy consumptionenergy securityeu energy policy
spellingShingle Andras Inotai
Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?
Romanian Journal of European Affairs
energy consumption
energy security
eu energy policy
title Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?
title_full Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?
title_fullStr Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?
title_full_unstemmed Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?
title_short Towards a Common Energy Policy in the European Union?
title_sort towards a common energy policy in the european union
topic energy consumption
energy security
eu energy policy
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