Mihai MELINTEI (1)
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
Mihaela COJOCARI (2)
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania
| Abstract: | European energy policy has transformed and evolved significantly over the last decades, responding to the global and regional challenges brought about by geopolitical, economic and geo-strategic changes. In terms of European legislation, the Union has developed a robust regulatory framework designed to respond to the challenges in the energy field, with a particular focus on the integration of the internal energy market and the promotion of renewable energy sources. For Romania, integration into the European Union has meant a series of adaptations of national legislation to European standards, with the aim of improving energy efficiency and increasing the security of energy supply. Measures include creating a diversified system of energy sources, interconnecting energy transmission networks with those of neighboring countries and developing energy storage capacity.
In this paper, we aimed to identify the points of intersection between national and EU policies in the field of energy security. The identification of the rules that give this field a public character (in terms of overriding interest) and of the national legislative framework that would prioritize/not prioritize European policies, constitute two other points of interest for this paper. |
| Keywords: | Energy Security; legislative framework; energy policy; EU; geopolitics |
| Contact details of the authors: | E-mail: mihai.melintei@ulbsibiu.ro (1)
mihaela.cojocari@ulbsibiu.ro (2) |
| Institutional affiliation of the authors: | Department of International Relations, Political Science and Security Studies
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania (1) (2) |
| Institutions address: | Victoriei Boulevard Nr. 10, Sibiu, 550024, Romania (1) (2) |