The New EU Energy Policy and Implications for Former Soviet Union Natural Gas Suppliers
Article from: OGEL 2 (2009), in EU - Russia relations
Introduction
The year of 2009 has already been marked by three major events in the European Union (EU) energy policy: liberalization of European natural gas and electricity markets; a major push to close the deal on new pipelines, which would bring natural gas supply to Europe from Central Asia, bypassing Russian Federation; and adoption of the new energy strategy, based on the Second Strategic Energy Review. Although all these events will undoubtedly have long-term implications for markets and actors within the EU, it is unclear how they will affect outside players, such as natural ...