ICBSS Policy Briefs 6 & 7

Experts assess EU - Black Sea Relations and Energy Security

Policy Brief #7, May 2008

The European Union and the Black Sea Region: The New Eastern Frontiers and Europeanisation

By Alexandros Yannis

Alexandros Yannis focuses on the new concept and policy of "Black Sea Synergy" concluding that "a major added value in the long run could simply turn out to be that the Black Sea Synergy will introduce new opportunities for promoting inclusiveness over divisions in the region and between the EU and the region".

Dr. Alexandros Yannis is a Political Advisor to the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, at the EU Council General Secretariat in Brussels.

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Policy Brief #6, April 2008

Black Sea Regional Policy Approach: A Potential Contributor to European Energy Security

By Burcu Gultekin-Punsmann

This paper addresses the issue of whether a Black Sea regional approach is able to enhance European energy security and contribute to the diversification strategies by promoting the common good of all the three elements of the energy chain: supplier countries, transit and consumer countries.

Dr. Burcu Gultekin-Punsmann is a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Studies at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.

To download the Policy Brief #6 in PDF version visit www.icbss.org.

№6(23), 2008