One Cold Winter Day? EC Competition Law and Security of Supply
Article from: OGEL 4 (2007), in Energy Security
Introduction
Following the brief interruption to the supply of natural gas from Russia during the Russia - Ukraine dispute in January 2006, energy security was brought to the centre stage of the EU agenda. Increased anxiety has been expressed over the fact that import dependency in the EU has continued to rise in resent years and is forecast to grow further in the foresee-able future. In addition to the media and politicians, academia has also noted this trend. The discussion in academia and the media has covered various angles and security of sup-ply issues. Both the external aspects of energy ...