The brief “Energising Eastern Europe: How The EU Can Enhance Energy Sovereignty Through Cooperation With Ukraine And Moldova” by the European Council on Foreign Relations concludes:
- Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU has made strengthening energy sovereignty – its own and that of its eastern neighbours – a strategic priority.
- Along with Ukraine and Moldova, the EU has created an elaborate legal and institutional framework that provides a platform for energy cooperation.
- Through this framework and other measures, the EU and member states have helped significantly strengthen the energy sovereignty of Moldova and Ukraine, in particular helping them to diversify away from Russian fossil fuels and synchronising their electricity grids with that of the EU.
- But when it comes to the cleanness and efficiency of their energy, Moldova and Ukraine are still underperforming, despite their potential for green energy generation. Improving the cleanliness of their energy would also help strengthen the EU’s energy sovereignty, increasing the mutual benefits of closer energy cooperation.
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