European Affairs  
Current Research Project
Towards a new Energy Policy for Europe

Concept

Over the last decade, energy issues have increasingly started to dominate the European agenda, resulting in, among others, the March 2006 Green Paper on developing a common coherent European Energy Policy and a Second Strategic Energy Review in July 2009. Indeed, given the multi-faceted nature of today’s energy policy challenges touching upon issues of foreign policy, environmental commitments, security of supply, competition and investment, etc., a comprehensive approach was deemed indispensible. The Energy Project will therefore study the key facets of such a new European Energy Policy by examining specific themes: European Energy Internal Market, Geopolitics of Energy, Commercial & Regulatory Aspects, and Energy Efficiency & Renewables.

Publications

• The Coming Energy Crash and its Impact on the European Union, Franklin Dehousse, Egmont Paper, n°17, Feb. 2008.
• Towards a real new energy policy for the European Union ?, Franklin Dehousse, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
• The Internal European Energy Market, Franklin Dehousse, Sami Andoura and Renaud Dehin, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
• Security of supply and the external dimension of a European energy policy?, Sami Andoura, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
• Coal power in the European Union, Karel Van Hecke, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol.LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
• Nuclear energy in the European Union, Karel Van Hecke, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
• Energy and climate change in the European Union, Franklin Dehousse and Niels Boutroue Bekkhus, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?
• The Stern Review and the question of energy and climate change in the European Union, Niels Boutroue Bekkhus, in Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LX, n°2, 2007: Towards a real European Energy Policy?

Events

• 18 Jan. 2008: Towards a new international climate change regime? An assessment of the Bali conference
  -Seminar,
  -location: Egmont’s Palace,
  -organisation: EGMONT.
• 20-21 Sept. 2007: Energy seminar: Europe and Beyond, Developments & Dilemmas
  -Seminar,
  -location: Egmont’s Palace, Orange Room,
  -organisation: EGMONT, the Energy Analysis Group (University of Kent), with support of Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), the Pan-European Institute and the Finnish Institute.
• 14-15 May 2007: What future for the European Union's new Energy Security policy?
  -Seminar (restricted audience),
  -location: Egmont’s Palace,
  -organisation: EGMONT, FRIDE and the Gulf Research Center.
• 26 April 2007: Towards a real new Energy Policy for Europe?
  -Seminar - Debate (restricted audience),
  -location: Brussels,
  -organisation: EGMONT and DGAP.
• 7 Nov. 2006: Azerbaijan-EU: partnership reaching beyond energy
  -Conference with H.E. the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev,
  -location: Brussels,
  -organisation: EGMONT and the Mission of Azerbaijan to the EU.
• 14 Feb. 2006: G8 and Global governance's Challenges: Economy, Energy and Human Capital
  -Conference (restricted audience) with Mr. Vadim Loukov, Ambassador of the Federation of Russia to Belgium,
  -location: Brussels, Val Duchesse,
  -organisation: EGMONT.

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