ENERGY COOPERATION BETWEEN ALBANIA AND SERBIA (Policy Brief 2016/04)
ENERGY COOPERATION BETWEEN ALBANIA AND SERBIA (Policy Brief 2016/04)

Author(s): Sokol Lleshi, Dritan Sulçebe
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, International relations/trade
Published by: AIIS Albanian Institut for International Studies
Keywords: Western Balkan; Energy Union; Energy Cooperation
Summary/Abstract: The energy sector constitutes one of the most strategic sectors of the economy, which is part of the EU policy recently framed as Energy Union. The Western Balkan is considered an important area for the diversification of the energy production and transmission in Europe. This region increases the chances that the EU attains energy security. It has been a long term concern of the EU to reduce the energy dependency from external countries such as Russia. On the other hand, as in the case of most EU policies, the Energy Union and the relevant acquis on energy aim to initiate market reforms in the energy sector, to reduce the monopoly position of firms and state subsidies, and enhance cooperation on energy trade and exchange between countries as well as aim towards a coal-free energy production in a sustainable environment mostly based on renewable energy.

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