The EU needs to reduce the vulnerability that arises from the fact that it is now more dependent on energy imports than the countries exporting energy are dependent on the EU. To this end, the EU needs to conduct a policy that increases the interest producer countries have in a steadily growing EU demand for their energy, while at the same time increasing producers » dependence on the EU. The result will be a mutual dependence that will foster predictability and stability.
The EU needs to reduce the vulnerability that arises from the fact that it is now more dependent on energy imports than the countries exporting energy are dependent on the EU. To this end, the EU needs to conduct a policy that increases the interest producer countries have in a steadily growing EU demand for their energy, while at the same time increasing producers » dependence on the EU.
