BRUSSELS PLANS ENERGY COMMUNITY EXPANSION
April 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NEW European Commission policy paper (Communication) on EU Black Sea policy suggests expanding eastwards the EU-sponsored Energy Community Treaty, which binds Balkans countries to EU energy laws. This could be expanded to Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine, with a special memorandum of understanding being forged with Azerbaijan. "The objective is to provide a clear, transparent and non-discriminatory framework...for energy production, transport and transit," said the paper.
A NEW European Commission policy paper (Communication) on EU Black Sea policy suggests expanding eastwards the EU-sponsored Energy Community Treaty, which binds Balkans countries to EU energy laws. This could be expanded to Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine, with a special memorandum of understanding being forged with Azerbaijan. "The objective is to provide a clear, transparent and non-discriminatory framework...for energy production, transport and transit," said the paper.
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