Thomas Pellerin-Carlin and Pierre Serkine (Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute) The EU finds itself in a very complicated situation. Its inability to face crises
Category: Analysis
Single Gas Market and Energy Security in the Visegrad States: Models, Challenges, Perspectives
N.Slobodian, N. Theisen, S. Goda and M. Karaskova (National Centre for Strategic Studies) European energy security has become one of the major issues that have
Energy Supply and Energy Security
Gregor Erbach, Martin Svasek and Alina Dobreva (The European Parliamentary Research Service) More than a half of EU citizens would like to see the EU
Completing Europe: Gas Interconnections in Central and Southeastern Europe – An Update
John Robert (The Atlantic Council) The situation regarding natural gas in Europe is going through hard times. On the one hand, there are still prospects
Post-2020 Reform of the EU Emissions Trading System
In July 2015, the European Commission proposed a reform of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for 2021-2030. The proposal builds on the global objective to
China’s Impact on Commodity Prices: Is it Really Real?
Amin Hadi (Johannesburg, South Africa) China’s economic slowdown has had a tremendously negative effect on the health of the world economy. What is much less
Tumbling Non-OPEC Supply: Is Rebalancing of the Oil Market Underway?
OPEC, the organization made up of the major petrol-exporting countries, said that there was growing evidence that US production would fall and that there would
Europe’s Energy Union: Foreign Policy Implications for Energy Security, Climate and Competitiveness
Thomas Raines (Chatham House – The Royal Institute of International Affairs) For the EU, the energy sector is one of its key topics. The Commission
An Oxymoron: Saudi Arabia and its Austerity Plan
Saudi Arabia has come to the realization that oil is no longer a reliable source of revenue to develop its economy. As a result, the
Dividing the EU with Energy? Unpacking Russia’s Energy Geo-Economics
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