Toivo Martikainen and Antto Vihma (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs) Russia’s economic ideology is mainly focused on national security interests instead of modernization and
Tag: EU
Big Brussels is Watching You? Enhancing Transparency in EU External Energy Deals
Sijbren de Jong (Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies) The Commission’s current task in the negotiation of bilateral agreements between EU Member States and the
The Southern Gas Corridor: The Azerbaijani-Turkish Project Becomes Part of the Game between Russia and the EU
Aleksandra Jarosiewicz (Centre for Eastern Studies, Warsaw) The Southern Gas Corridor is meant to bring gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz gas field to Southeastern and
EU and OECD Decrease Coal Subsidies
The European Union and eight OECD countries have committed themselves to decreasing state aid for coal-fired power stations in developing countries although many of them
The EU-Russia Gas Relationship: New Projects, New Disputes?
Marco Siddi (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs) Russia is a major gas supplier to a number of EU Member States and it wants to
Think-Tank: Designing a New EU-Turkey Strategic Gas Partnership
Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann (Bruegel) The current crisis in Ukraine has moved the issue of energy security back to the forefront of EU interests.
French Hesitation’s Over: Paris Ends Coal Subsidies for Developing Markets
Following nine months of indecisiveness and hesitation, France has finally made up its mind and ended subsidies for overseas coal-fired power stations without a carbon
Pending Fertilizer Legislation a Threat for German Exporters
Pending fertilizer legislation in Germany might have a negative impact on the country’s exports of wheat and its position as a major exporter of hard
European Union to Supply Natural Gas from Turkmenistan by 2019
As part of the European Union’s strategy to decrease its dependence on Russian energy supplies, the bloc is set to start buying gas from Turkmenistan
Rebalancing the EU-Russia-Ukraine Gas Relationship
Agata Loskot-Strachota and Georg Zachmann (Bruegel, Brussels) The main problem with the October 2014 agreement on gas supplies between the European Union, Ukraine and Russia