Jakob Schirmer: Last week new EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger announced that the Nabucco pipeline will not be ready until 2018. The day after, he revised his opinion to 2014. What happened and what does this tell us about Oettinger’s plans? EU Energy Policy needs to be more open and honest.
... More
Joshua Posaner: Europe should strengthen infrastructure across the former Soviet space as opposed to directly competing with Russia on gas pipelines. The White Stream project currently in development by Ukraine provides a possible counterweight to Moscow’s increasing energy dominance and an antidote to Eastern Europe’s increasing isolation.
... More
Ivan Kalburov: Instead of paying both the economic and political cost for huge infrastructure projects the EU should liberalize its gas markets. By creating a community regulatory agency for imports, exports and national transport networks the EU would greatly enhance its energy security and international standing.
... More
