Energy Union and EU global Strategy: The undefined link

Abstract:

The European Energy Union is a political strategy aimed at ensuring communitarian energy transition, security of supply, a fully integrated European energy market and increased energy efficiency. However, the origin and content of the strategy is simultaneously well rooted in the EU’s external relations.

In this report Richard Youngs and Shahrazad Far analyze the foreign and security policy implications of the Energy Union. The authors also point out a number of policy recommendations for the forthcoming strategic development of the Energy Union.