The Consolidation of Romania’s Energy Security Against the Background of the Euro-Atlantic Opening

The current vulnerabilities, at national and EU level, in terms of energy supply at appropriate and stable prices, through protected critical infrastructures, triggers multiple actions at the highest levels of decision. While aiming at sustaining and increasing the economic performance and, considering the environmental protection, at the same time, in this context, a major objective is achieving energy security and developing the internal energy market (the interconnection of transport networks, the expansion of the renewable energy sector, the increase of energy efficiency, the development of new technologies, eco-energy, etc.). Our paper, in addition to approaching the measures of the EC for ensuring the sustainable energy security of the entire EU space, refers to the increasing role of NATO in this regard, revealing also some political and military consequences