ASSESSMENTS

EU: Funding Energy Independence

Mar 9, 2010 | 13:14 GMT

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Summary

The European Commission announced it is funding 43 projects to reinforce energy infrastructure in Europe. The projects are intended to help EU countries, specifically those in Central Europe, become less dependent upon energy imports from Russia. While the projects will not fully replace Russian exports, they will make it more difficult for Moscow to target individual countries.

The European Commission is funding projects to reinforce energy infrastructure in Europe. (With STRATFOR map)...

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