Center for Security Studies

No. 36: Energy Security of the European Union

No. 36: Energy Security of the European Union

Author(s): Stacy Closson
Editor(s): Daniel Möckli
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 36
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies, ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2008

Energy security has become an important policy area for the European Union. However, forging and implementing a common energy policy has proven to be difficult. As the national energy mix and energy policies vary widely, the EU member states struggle to agree on common priorities and specific measures. Whereas some progress has been made in the field of sustainability, the realization of a common energy market and of a common external energy policy to secure supplies remains particularly challenging.

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