The Limits of European Energy Diplomacy

On 18 November 2015, Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Energy Union, delivered the first ever State of the Energy Union speech, designed to become an annual moment of reflection on the progress toward creating a European energy union.

The EU has achieved much in terms of building pipeline interconnections between member states to increase the resilience of the EU internal energy market. Yet little progress has been made toward fostering a more coherent EU foreign and energy policy.

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ESO: Background information: Communication ... State of the Energy Union 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-european-parliament-the-council-the-european-economic-and-social-committee-the-committee-of-the-regions-and-the-european-investment-bank-state-of-the-energ/

ESO: Background information: The Energy Union on track to deliver http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-the-energy-union-on-track-to-deliver/

ESO: Background information: Council conclusions on Energy Diplomacy http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-council-conclusions-on-energy-diplomacy/

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