When it comes to energy policy, EU countries go their own way with little regard for other member states. What strategies exist in the EU Commission to coordinate and integrate energy markets? Are these strategies consistent with national plans currently in action? Is it too late to establish a...

Cover -- Erstes Kapitel: Einführung -- Zweites Kapitel: Gründe für die Förderung erneuerbarer Energien -- A. Klima- und Umweltschutz, nachhaltige Energieversorgung -- I. Klimaschutz -- II. Umweltschutz -- III. Nachhaltigkeit -- B. Zwischenstaatliche Verpflichtungen -- I. Völkerrechtliche...

On December 1, 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised the energy world by announcing, during a state visit to Turkey, the demise of the long-planned South Stream pipeline project and the launch of a new project to evacuate Russian gas to Turkey and South-East Europe bypassing Ukraine:...

Energy has been at the core of the EU integration since its inception. However, following the path of a shooting star, the key role of energy gradually declined over time, to the level of being basically left out from the Treaties, at least up to Lisbon. The EU has struggled to circumnavigate...