Press Release: The EU and South East Europe sign a historic treaty to boost energy integration

Author (Corporate)	European Commission: Press and Communication Service
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	IP/05/1346 (25.10.05)
Publication Date	25/10/2005
Content Type	News, Overview
	The first ever multilateral treaty in South East Europe was signed in Athens on 25 October 2005. Signing the Energy Community Treaty, the European Union and nine partners of South East Europe - Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria and UNMIK on behalf of Kosovo - initiated the creation of the legal framework for an integrated energy market. Negotiations with Turkey were ongoing for joining the treaty at a later stage.
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Related Links	European Commission: Memo: MEMO/05/397, An integrated market for electricity and gas across 34 European Countries, 25.10.05 http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/397&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en European Parliament: Info, 18.4.07: South-east Europe: a strategic partner in EU energy policy http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/051-5339-106-04-16-909-20070416IPR05293-16-04-2007-2007-false/default_en.htm
Subject Categories	Energy
Countries / Regions	Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Southeastern Europe, Turkey