Energetické záujmy Európskej únie a Ruska
Energy Interests of the European Union and Russia

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to outline the interests of the European Union and Russia in the area of energy. The paper is focused on measures leading to strengthening the EU energy safety, clarification of the energy vector of foreign policy of Russian Federation determined by the ambition of Russia to become an energy superpower and on highlighting different understanding of diversification of supplies of energy carriers by both parties. However, such different understanding should not lead to significant weakening of their interdependence in the future. Relations EU – Russia are supplemented with problems of source securing in their energy dialogue; in this context special attention is paid to the Caspian region and Central Asia. Examples of concurrence in the interests of the EU and Russia are mentioned as well as examples of collisions in the interests in the area of energy.

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