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Introduction
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EnergysecurityisbecomingakeyissuefortheEuropeanUnionlTheEUisone
oftheworld’sfastestgrowingenergymarketslFortheforeseeablefuture,theEurope’s
energydependencewillprobablyincreaselFacingashortageofenergy,Europeisde-
pendentonimportsandEUmemberstatesneedtodiversifytheirenergysuppliesl
ThegrowingenergyneedshavegiventheEuropeanUnionastronginterestindeve-
lopingtieswithenergy-producingstatestobuildnecessarypipelineinfrastructurelIn
suchcircumstances,theroleoftheexportersandthetransitstatesisbecomingcru-
ciallTomaszMłynarskiinhischapterentitledEnergyPolicyoftheEuropeanUnion
intheFirstHalfoftheSecondDecadeofthe21stCenturydeclared,thatforseveralde-
cades,energypolicyoftheEuropeanUnionhasbeenevolutionarydevelopingintwo
dimensions:internaldimension-consistingoftheEUenergymarketconstruction,
andexternalone-covering,amongothers,creationofrulesandmechanismsofEU’s
representationtowardsexternalsupplierslInhisanalysis,heincludedtheEuropean
energymix,evolutionoftheenergysecuritypolicyoftheEUanditsmainobstaclesl
AnotherinterestingarticleisTheGasFieldsintheEasternMediterranean:
ImplicationsforCypruslThemainthesiscreatedbyPrzemysławOsiewiczisthat
“thediscoveryofgreatgasfieldsintheEasternMediterraneanhasresultedinnew
opportunitiesintheregion,ilelincreaseofinvestments,increaseoftradeturnover
aswellasnumberofjobs”lAsfaraspoliticalaspectsareconcerned,suchwealth
andavisionofpotentialcanencouragepoliticianstoseekpeacefulresolutionsof
internationaldisputesonthedividedislandl
TadeuszZbigniewLeszczyńskialsoconcentratedonaproblematicpoliticalis-
sue,connectedwithKosovo’senergysecurityinthecontextoftheEuropeanUnion
integrationperspectiveofSerbialThechapterpresentedthemostimportantepiso-
desfromthehistoryofKosovo,itsrelationswithSerbiaandtheEuropeanUnion
andprincipalconditioningofthefuelsandenergysectorlThemainplayersonthe
localmarketandapproximatestructuresaswellastheproceduresoftheenergy
securitymanagementwerepresentedl
Inouropinion,theenergysecuritypolicyofRussiaisoneofthemostimpor-
tantissues,especiallyinthecontextofenergysecurityofEuropelSeveraleconomic
developmentsinthefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyhaveinfluencedEurope’ssense
ofvulnerabilityinrespectofitsenergysupplieslNowadays,thereisanincreasing
dependenceonenergyresourcesintheEuropeanUnionlThisisaverydangerous
phenomenonbecauseoftheriskofbecomingdependentononlyonesupplierlIn
thiscontext,thechapterwrittenbyGrzegorzRonekiscruciallThemainaimofthe
articlewastopresentthemostimportantissuesconcerningRussia’senergysecu-
ritypolicyandtoanswerthefollowingquestions:willRussiabeabletomeetthe
risinginternaldemandandmakeamaximalprofitfromsellingitsresourcesab-
road?Howtoreconcilethelimitedshareofforeigndirectinvestmentswithahuge
statecontrolofitsenergeticsector?Andfinally,whatarethefutureprospectsof
cooperationbetweenRussiaandtheEuropeanUnion?
