EU energy relations with the Western Balkans

EU energy relations with the Western Balkans

Written by Angelos Delivorias. The six countries that make up the region known as the Western Balkans differ in terms of size, population, economy, energy mix and energy import dependency. At the same time, they share common elements because of their geographical proximity, and – in some cases – common policies adopted in the past. An example is their ageing infrastructure dating back to the 1970s, which was damaged during the conflicts in forme…

During the European Commission's first official visit to Beijing, Maroš Šefčovič will set the EU-China trade relationship on a new footing. The aim is to remove market access barriers, level the playing field and achieve strategic balance in the field of electric vehicles. The stakes of the negotiations are no less than the long-term protection of European economic interests against China.

The European Commission is focusing on developing 47 projects for the exploitation of critical minerals in Europe, for which it is allocating $22.5 billion in the first phase. However, the question remains whether this initiative is timely and sufficiently developed to face the challenges in a highly competitive global market? This is the question on […] The article EU Critical Minerals Program: Does Brussels have a strategy to counter the aggre…