THE APPRAISAL OF A NEW EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF ENERGY RESOURCES PLANNING
10.15660/AUOFMTE.2014-1.2992
Daniela Cristina MOMETE
Volume XXIII (XIII), 2014/1
The objectives of this paper are to critically analyze the actual European context in terms of energy resources and to suggest the creation of a European System of Energy Planning where the energy resources are to be commonly planned. The diverse energy endowment and energy dependence of the 28 member states of the European Union (EU) show a dramatic instability of the region, if the actual policies are to be maintained. Starting with the early principles that laid behind the European integration that had as result the creation of the “European Coal and Steel Community”, the paper suggests that instead of national and European strategies on energy, clear mechanisms of distribution – acquisition – consumption – storage – support should be developed under the umbrella of a new, politically independent, European system of energy resources planning. This new system will safeguard the security of supply of the EU and reduce its undesired energy dependence.
Keywords: European System of Energy Planning (ESEP)
ISSN 1583-0691, CNCSIS "Clasa B+"