Around Europe 344 – July / August 2012
Europe pays 10 million to Tony Blair’s Office of the Quartet Representative; European Energy Developments: an Update; Introducing our new Programme Assistants Click here to download (PDF – 3.5 Mb)
Nabucco gas pipeline
Around Europe 340 – March 2012
Israel’s Supreme Court Adapts International Law in West Bank Quarrying ruling; A View of the EU Budget through Green-Tinted Spectacles; Continued Cognitive Dissonance in EU Energy Effort; Democracy under stress: The global crisis and beyond; Apology and Correction Click here to download (PDF – 1.3 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – März 2012 Israels Oberster Gerichtshof passt …
Briefing paper: energy efficiency and savings
The first briefing paper in the Sustainable Energy Security series. It considers the under-utilisation of Europe’s energy savings potential, and argues that the cheapest, fastest and most reliable way to de-carbonise our society is to invest in energy savings and behavioural change. Energy Efficiency and Savings: the under-utilisation of Europe’s energy savings potential Are we …
Around Europe 329 – February 2011
A Proliferation of Pipeline Proposals: TAPI, Nabucco and friends; A New Source of Government Finance? The Social Impact Bond; EU Summit Lacks Energy Click here to download (PDF – 875 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Februar 2011 Noch mehr Vorschläge für Pipelines: TAPI, Nabucco und so weiter Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – …
Around Europe 323 – June 2010
The Risks of the EU’s Energy Security Approach; The Business Case for Peace; Ramallah Friend Awarded Anna Lindh Memorial Prize Click here to download (PDF – 1.42 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Juni 2010 Gefährliche Abhängigkeit? Eine Überprüfung der Risiken des Energiesicherheitskonzepts der EU Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 213 Kb)
Around Europe 318 – December 2009
The Nabucco Gas Pipeline; Influencing the Influential; Active Citizens’ Participation in EU policy making Click here to download (PDF – 295 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Dezember 2009 Die Nabucco Gas Pipeline; Die Einflussreichen beeinflussen; Aktive Bürgerbeteiligung Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 104 Kb)
Report: The Nabucco Gas Pipeline
The European Union has stepped up its engagement with Turkmenistan in order to secure supply for its flagship gas security project the Nabucco pipeline. Turkmenistan is among the most brutal and repressive dictatorships in the world. US NGO Freedom House included Turkmenistan in its 2009 ‘Worst of the Worst’ list of countries without social and …
Around Europe 311 – April 2009
Energy Security and European Values: Are they compatible?; The European Parliament Elections; The European Parliament and Peace: An Issue to discuss Click here to download (PDF – 434 Kb) Deutsche Ausgabe – April 2009 Die Wahlen zum Europa-Parlament Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 63 Kb)
Briefing paper: EU security of supply project
The EU is also committed to mainstreaming ‘human rights and democratisation into all aspects of EU policy, decision-making and implementation’ii. In its Central Asia Strategy document, the Council asserts that the ‘development and consolidation of stable, just and open societies, adhering to international norms, is essential to bring the partnership between the European Union and …