Европейският енергиен съюз като фактор за укрепване на Европейския съюз
The European Energy Union as a Factor for Strengthening the European Union

Author(s): Svetla Boneva
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Energy Union; Energy Policy; European Energy System
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this report is to present the essence, the main dimensions and the issues accompanying the formation of the European Energy Union. To achieve this goal, the following research tasks have been performed: the main goals of the Energy Union and the measures set by the European Union for achieving these goals have been systematized and analysed; a summary and analysis of major scientific publications on the topic is presented; the research methodology based on the content analysis is defined in concrete terms; the results of the research and discussion on them are presented. The main thesis defended in the paper considers the importance of the issue in the context of the contemporary aspirations for the decarbonisation of the European economy. The European Energy Union sets specific goals and new mechanisms for managing European energy, climate and environmental policies. The Energy Union foresees closer coordination of the actions under these policies at both EU and member states level which would lead to greater synergies of the efforts and convergence of the achievements in the energy field for the whole European territory. The establishment of the European Energy Union would be conditional upon reaching a new level of energy partnership across the EU where the competition would give way to cooperation. This is how the formation of the Energy Union would lead to strengthening of the EU.

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