EU Energy Policy and Serbia’s Perspective

Abstract

Energy sector of the European Union has been gradually developing and changing towards tighter cooperation and establishment of common rules. As the European Union grew, so did its tendencies towards regulated and free internal energy market and security of supply. The EU Energy Policy today has its basis under the Lisbon Treaty and covers several areas of work. This article briefly describes the most prominent energy legislation within the EU and then positions Republic of Serbia with respect to it. Serbia has been committed to the harmonization with the EU energy legislation for several years through the Energy Community Treaty, Stabilization and Association Agreement and negotiations for the accession to the EU. Therefore, its status is observed from the EU enlargement perspective along with the remarks on the challenges and benefits of integration to the EU energy sector.

Energetski sektor Evropske unije se postepeno razvijao i menjao u pravcu čvršće saradnje i uspostavljanja zajedničkih pravila. Sa rastom Evropske unije, rasla je i njena tendencija ka regulisanom i slobodnom zajedničkom energetkom tržištu i sigurnosti snabdevanja. Energetska politika EU, danas nalazi svoj osnov u Lisabonskom ugovoru i pokriva nekoliko oblasti rada. Ovaj članak daje kratak prikaz najznačajnije energetske regulative Evropske unije i pozicionira Republiku Srbiju u odnosu na nju. Srbija je već određeni niz godina posvećena harmonizaciji propisa u oblasti energetike sa pravom EU kroz Ugovor o osnivanju Energetske zajednice, Sporazum o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju i proces pregovora o pristupanju EU. Stoga je status Republike Srbije posmatran iz ugla EU proširenja, uz opažanje izazova i benefita integrisanja u energetski sektor Evropske unije.