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The European Union: A Player in World Energy Politics?

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Abstract

Speaking at the launch of the European Union Commission’s proposals for an integrated energy and climate change package in January 2007, Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso stated that:

Today marks a step change for the European Union. Energy policy was a core area at the start of the European project. We must now return it to centre stage. The challenge of climate change, increasing import dependence and higher energy prices are faced by all EU members. A common European response is necessary to deliver sustainable, secure and competitive energy.1

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    Andrew Gamble (Professor of Politics) & David Lane (Fellow of Emmanuel College) (Professor of Politics) &  (Fellow of Emmanuel College)

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Bromley, S. (2009). The European Union: A Player in World Energy Politics?. In: Gamble, A., Lane, D. (eds) The European Union and World Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230246188_13

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