Εnergy co-operation in the Western Balkans 6 and the European Union : what lies ahead?
Master Thesis
Συγγραφέας
Mitropoulou, Maria
Μητροπούλου, Μαρία
Ημερομηνία
2023-07Επιβλέπων
Farantouris, NikolaosΦαραντούρης, Νικόλαος
Προβολή/ Άνοιγμα
Λέξεις κλειδιά
Western Balkans ; Energy ; Energy security ; SustainabilityΠερίληψη
Inclusion, synchronization, the creation of a unified market, and supplier diversification are all components of the European Union's approach to the area of Western Balkans under the term of energy community. For South Eastern Europe's economy to grow and remain stable, the supply and demand for energy must be better balanced. This calls for a strong commitment from the region's nations to market-oriented reforms in order to: increase overall energy efficiency and conservation, lower production's excessively high energy intensity in comparison to global standards, strengthen national institutional capacities, and align legal and regulatory frameworks with EU standards. The current study focuses on the “sensitive” region of Wester Balkan, attempting to impose a holistic approach in the need of co-operation between WB6 and EU. The results demonstrate that in an ever-changing world strategies cannot remain stable. Thus, the above co-operation has not only to be strong, but also to be continuous and adaptable, so as to close the gap and improve the energy profile of the region as a whole.