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№056: How the European Union Is Shaping the Gas Market in Poland
№056: How the European Union Is Shaping the Gas Market in Poland

Author(s): Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic policy, Environmental and Energy policy, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Energy; energy market; gas; Poland; Central Europe; Eastern Europe; energetics; Europe; European Union
Summary/Abstract: Gas markets in the European Union are becoming more liberalised and integrated. But this model is rather typical only for North and Western Europe, while Poland significantly lags behind. Polish authorities only recently made some strategic decisions, but they constitute merely boundaries for a well functioning and liquid gas market in Poland integrated with the EU system. While the pace and scope of the necessary changes must be the subject of a reliable, expert debate, too much hesitation is already creating unnecessary uncertainty. Poland risks missing the opportunity to become an important player in Central and Eastern Europe.

  • Page Count: 5
  • Publication Year: 2013
  • Language: English