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Internal and external regionalisation of energy policies: the European Union's market governance approach
[working paper]
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Institut für Europäische Politik e.V. (IEP)
Abstract This paper analyzes the regionalisation of energy policies in the EU. Contrasting with
broader concepts of regionalisation, the paper proposes a narrow spatial definition of the
concept with policy oriented and economic functions. The concept of regionalisation can then
be used in order to analys... view more
This paper analyzes the regionalisation of energy policies in the EU. Contrasting with
broader concepts of regionalisation, the paper proposes a narrow spatial definition of the
concept with policy oriented and economic functions. The concept of regionalisation can then
be used in order to analyse processes inside the regional system of the EU and outside the
EU. Focusing on the policy level, the article proceeds with an overview of energy market
developments and regulatory governance for the analysis of regionalisation processes in the
framework of energy policies, putting special emphasis on the regional challenges the
Commission was facing in its attempt to liberalise energy markets. The following two sections
stress the internal regionalisation of energy markets through regional regulatory cooperation
and the external regionalisation by setting up regional cooperation platforms with third party
countries, according to their function for European energy supply and their geographical
location. The European Neighbourhood Policy and the Energy Community for South-Eastern
Europe serve as models for this rather new trend in European energy policies. The paper
concludes that internally, regionalisation could lead the way to a functioning market for
electricity and gas in the EU and externally deliver a higher degree of energy security and
improved investment conditions in partner countries.... view less
Keywords
EU; energy policy; regionalization; energy supply; market; liberalization; regulation; cooperation; neughborhood policy
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
European Politics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
18 p.
Series
IEP Working Paper
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works