Implementation of the Common Energy Policy of the European Union and Implementation of Secure Energy Initiatives Through Eu Cooperation With International Organizations

Abstract

Energy problems in the modern global and European space are gaining maximum relevance and social and political significance. The emergence of energy problems and the need to reform the energy sector led to the formation of the Common Energy Policy of the European Union and the transition from the implementation of energy policy at the level of individual EU member states to the activation of coordinated cooperation between the EU and international organizations in the field of energy. The formation and implementation of the energy policy of the European Union is due to the actualization of such problems as the growing dependence of Europe on the import of energy carriers from the Russian Federation, limited diversification of energy resources, high and unstable prices for energy carriers, growing global demand for energy, problems in the field of energy efficiency. The problem is actualized by the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia’s expansionist energy foreign policy, its energy blackmail and threats against European countries, and, accordingly, the need to introduce sanctions against the aggressor country. The article examines the forms, vectors and directions of cooperation of the European Union with international organizations in the implementation of the EU Common Energy Policy and the implementation of safe energy initiatives. The features of effective cooperation of the European Union with such international organizations as: International Energy Agency, IAEA, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Persian Gulf, International Solar Alliance, International Agency for Renewable Energy Sources are analyzed. Together with international organizations, the European Union effectively and consistently implements the strategies of forming the energy security system and improving the energy infrastructure of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The article substantiates the need for the activation of international and regional European integration in the energy sphere, the formation of consensus between states and international organizations regarding the implementation of the main provisions of the Common Energy Policy of the European Union as a condition and factor for solving energy problems, countering global and regional energy challenges and crises. The mechanisms for improving the energy infrastructure of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are analyzed. Forms and mechanisms of countering Russia’s manipulations and energy blackmail are defined. The need for the formation of an effective system of European energy security is substantiated.