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Polityka energetyczna UE w kontekście realizacji Europejskiego programu energetycznego na rzecz naprawy gospodarczej
The EU Energy Policy in the Context of Implementation of the European Energy Programme for Recovery

Author(s): Michał Piechowicz
Subject(s): Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Centrum Europejskie Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: European Union; energy policy; european energy programme

Summary/Abstract: This article is based on documents and legal acts of the EU institutions which are essential for the functioning of the European Energy Programme for Recovery. It also provides the legal basis and assumptions of the EU common energy policy. Important aspect addressed in this paper is the efficiency and the level of integration of European gas market and ways to ensure a secure supply of raw materials, which are combined with investments in infrastructure. In this context there is a significant need to set up works on the development of the internal network and interconnections. This article also reveals the importance of the European Energy Programme for Recovery as a useful tool tailored to the objectives of the discussed legislations that allows progress in key European investment projects.

  • Issue Year: 19/2015
  • Issue No: 1 (73)
  • Page Range: 49-63
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English, Polish