Union (EU) first recognised the specific characteristics of mountain areas in 1975 through the designation of Less Favoured … Areas (LFAs). During the last decade, EU cohesion policy and the Treaty of Lisbon have both focused specifically on …

Although they have formerly constituted distinct traditions in the European integration process, EU regulatory … the formulation of the EU’s energy policy, especially given the twofold challenge of securing sufficient energy supply … whilst also addressing the necessity of combating climate change. In this context, a key question is, how exactly does the EU …