The EU-Algeria energy forum: a new narrative in the making or just another missed opportunity?

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The Algeria-EU business forum on energy cooperation held in Algiers last 23 and 24 May has for the first time put together Algerian and European industry representatives and public officials, including regulatory authorities. The forum aimed to foster European investments in the Algerian energy sector, from hydrocarbons to electricity, energy efficiency and renewables, identifying the obstacles hindering the improvement of the sector’s regulatory environment. The initiative is framed in the EU-Algeria Strategic Energy Partnership, which is intended to reinforce energy cooperation between Algeria and the EU.

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