EU-Russia Energy Relations after the Lisbon Treaty

Current work highlights EU-Russia energy relations at present stage. The author examines main documents related to the energy sphere of EU-Russia cooperation and explains why the European Union and Russia have got different perceptions and approaches. Special attention is given to the cooperation after the Lisbon Treaty. This Treaty changes a lot in the EU energy policy creating new mechanisms for further integration in this sphere forming a legal basis for such documents as 2nd strategic energy review, 3rd energy liberalization package. Thus, it can lead to gradual emergence of EU common energy policy.

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Alexander S. Gusev, PhD in Political Science: Studied International Affairs and European Studies at Institut Européen des Hautes Etudes Internationales. Associate Professor of International Economics at Higher School of Economics, Nizhny Novgorod