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Poszerzanie pola bezpieczeństwa energetycznego w ramach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej
Expanding the range of energetic safety within the Visegrad Group

Author(s): Norbert Obara
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: The Visegrad Group (V4);Russia;energetic cooperation;marketing coupling;interconnector

Summary/Abstract: The Visegrad Group (V4) is an informal, regional form of cooperation: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The article is about making intensify co-operation in the field of building energetic safety between four countries and a mechanism of cooperation with third countries in the “V4+” format, building energetic networking with countries outside Group, for example Croatia, Roma-nia, Bulgaria. There were several political declaration about building market cou-pling to strength energetic safety. The documents sets out the conditions of coop-eration in the fields of energetic safety and the reinforcement of energy security in the region. The main problem in the group is Russia. Hungary is seen as having taken a ‘special path’ with relation with Russia. The deal Hungary-Russia about blocks of Paks nuclear power covers constructing the new blocks and fuel sup-plies for increase Hungary’s energy independence. It could be against main aim of UE energetic policy to making one UE energetic policy, in the V4 group also. The perspective for V4 are not very optimistic because of different geopolitical in-terest of members Group in spite of political declaration for strengthening energy cooperation.

  • Issue Year: 10/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 139-152
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish