Turkish Stream and its implications for the EU
A first assessment is that this would not work, EC Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Mr. Maros Sefcovic said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal at the […]
A first assessment is that this would not work, EC Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Mr. Maros Sefcovic said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal at the […]
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What is a European Energy Union? Well, this is a tough one. Although the European circles of power have been discussing the question since 2007 at least, the concept remains […]
The European electricity sector will have to deal with a huge challenge in the decades to come. On the one hand, electrical power is increasingly substituted for other forms of energy.
Despite years of normative advancements in EU energy policy, energy security is a relatively new concern in EU policymaking. It was mentioned for the first time in the Commission’s 2006 Green […]
On 11 March 2011, a devastating earthquake struck Japan and caused a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The disaster confirmed that nuclear reactors must be protected even against […]
For more than two decades, the development of renewable energy sources (RES) has been an important aim of EU energy policy. It accelerated with the adoption of a 1997 White Paper and […]
The Egmont Education & Training team is proud to announce the upcoming “Introductory course to Belgium” which will take place online for English-speaking diplomats who have recently arrived in Brussels. […]
FULLY BOOKED Labelled the European Union’s ‘new growth strategy’, the European Green Deal aims to ‘transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and […]
Addressing the Climate and Security nexus is one of Belgium’s priorities for its 2019-2020 mandate as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Climate Change is a threat […]
Challenges and Opportunities in Beekeeping With emphasis on Biodiversity and Development Cooperation opportunities in Africa Last year, on the initiative of Slovenia, the UN General Assembly declared 20 May […]