putting a stop to Moscow s divide and conquer politics by adopting a common EU energy  policy

But this sense of solidarity has been consistently lacking in the EU s energy policy debate.

Energy policy

Given Russian behavior in Ukraine, however, EU leaders have been rethinking their approach.

as well as the definition of an Energy Policy for Europe ( )

As well as being vital for the EU's security of supply, the external dimension of EU energy policy must be consistent and mutually reinforcing with other external activities of the EU (development, trade, climate and biodiversity, enlargement, Common Foreign and Security Policy and others).

Finally, to analyse the rôle of taxation of energy and oil, particularly in the light of the aims it pursues in energy policy and environment policy.

2011 3 24 Taiwan Call for Energy Policy Review

Of course, the notion of energy security is fuzzy. In their research paper, Energy Security An Impact Assessment of the EU Climate and Energy Package, Böhringer and Keller note that the EU has never set itself a clear metric for energy security.

To the extent that there has been an EU wide energy strategy, it has related to renewables, rather than the intersection of geopolitics and energy security.

The most tangible element of the EU s emerging energy policy framework is the internal energy market, which, once completed, will allow for the unimpeded flow of energy and related investments throughout the EU.

But, in order to move from aspiration to implementation, Europeans must muster the unity of purpose that so far has been conspicuously absent in EU energy policy.

There is something fundamentally wrong with EU policy.

So I decided to give a public talk criticizing the lack of an appropriate energy policy.

Madagascar is facing a power crisis once again, but this time politics isn't solely to blame.

The country s irrational energy policy, based on immensely wasteful subsidies to consumers, must be fundamentally altered. And the agreement with the EU must be used to drive the reform process forward.

Assessment of the impact of present and future climate and environmental policy measures on the other energy policy objectives

assessment of the impact of present and future climate and environmental policy measures on the other energy policy objectives

At EU level, the Lisbon Treaty has firmly anchored development policy within EU external action.

Such unintended consequences pervade EU competition policy as well.

The present proposal is in line with this policy adopted by the EU .

The EU needs a well defined energy strategy that helps to overcome the trust deficit that is hampering effective solutions.

Done properly, a more cohesive energy policy could achieve three strategic objectives simultaneously.

The EU's foreign policy should be guided by the following goals

But it's an inherent part of our energy policy, which is we don't talk about reducing the amount of oil that we use.

Above all, though energy dependence is a key element of US policy in the region, it is far from being the only factor.

As yet, the EU has no remit for social policy.

between President Bush and President Gorbachev, as pointed out by President Andreotti.

My colleague Hiltrut Breyer has already spoken about the third point, energy policy.

Clearly, that is not what we have now.

That means that the EU must emerge from the Ukraine crisis with a stronger commitment to common defense and joint contingency planning, and a unified energy policy that can secure independence from Russian oil and gas.

I shall conclude by pointing out, as did President Andreotti, that were it to take place, this war would be the war of the rich against the poor.

The threat to the EU s political cohesion is even greater than the military risk.

I have proposed that there should be a European association for the promotion of renewable energies.

There cannot be agreement unless this is tackled seriously because we cannot allow the solidarity expressed through the ACP conventions and the agreements with Latin America to be wiped out at a stroke.

At all events, the content of international treaties and conventions signed by the EU must be reflected in all EU environmental policies.

There may be more than a little of this in Greek politics, and that of other EU countries.

monetary and exchange rate policy co operation between the euro area and other EU countries

I have always been skeptical about the rhetoric of a common foreign policy for the EU.

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At the same time, the EU should help to address the cause of extraordinary heating costs the woeful energy inefficiency of most of the existing housing stock.

So far, however, the EU has not come up with a coherent policy on migration.

If the EU is to address the key challenges of energy security, competitive pricing, and sustainability, it will need a unified, comprehensive, and compelling policy approach.

If the EU and its member states reach an agreement, they could simultaneously boost their economies and improve their energy security.

In the light of these events and on the occasion of the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference, we have today an exceptional historical opportunity of achieving the political objective of a united Europe, with an identity of its own in matters of foreign and security policy, of which we stand in urgent need.