Regional Energy Policy Initiatives to achieve EU energy policy objectives

This seminar explored the potential of regional approaches for European energy. It assessed whether regional approaches can hone the effectiveness of EU energy policy objectives through enhanced policy coordination at regional scale. Typically, this includes energy market integration while accounting for member states’ continuing deployment of national-level policy instruments regarding the appropriate energy mix and the security of energy supply, which is foreseen in the EU Treaty.  In a second step, it exploreed the potential of regional approaches to the governance of renewables as well as their potential contributions to an Energy Union. A particular focus was on South East European Regional Initiatives.

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Issue Paper on Regional Energy Policy Initiatives  

Jacques de Jong & Christian Egenhofer on Exploring a Regional Approach to EU Energy Policies

Please, find below the presentations, delivered at the workshop:

• Achievements and lessons from the pentalateral forum, Luc Willems, Deputy Secretary General, Benelux Pentalateral Forum
• A contribution to a structured Regional Energy Cooperation, Benjamin Gallèpe, Director, MEDREG Secretariat 
• South East Europe role in an integrated European energy system, Julian Popov, Fellow, European Climate 
• Incentives for renewables and cross-border transfers in Europe, Oyvind Vessia, Policy Officer, Renewables and CCS Policy Unit, DG Energy, European Commission
• IPA in the Energy Sector, Davor Kunc, Programme Manager, Energy & Transport Regional Cooperation and Programmes, DG Enlargement, European Commission
• ABB Power Systems – Grid Systems, Magnus Callavik, Technology Manager Business Unit Grid Systems, ABB 
• Innovative grid-impacting technologies enabling a clean, efficient and secure electricity system in Europe, Angelo L’Abbate, Senior Research Engineer, RSE SpA and GridTech Project