EU-Russia Energy Relations: Legal and Political Framework

This content provides insights into the legal and political framework of EU-Russia energy relations, highlighting key agreements, dialogues, and trade dynamics. The discussion covers the development and implementation of various mechanisms and agreements shaping the energy cooperation between the European Union and Russia, emphasizing the significance of the Lisbon Treaty in strengthening the EU's external energy policy.

• EU-Russia
• Energy Relations
• Legal Framework
• Political Framework
• Lisbon Treaty

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1. EU Russia Energy Relations: The legal and political framework 13/03/2025 Energy

2. EU oil and gas imports Energy

3. EU-Russia energy relations Trade in energy commodities dominating Coal 2% 25% Non-energy trade 0% Electricity 9% 64% Gas Crude oil Energy

4. The Political Framework developed and active, but based on soft law EU-Russia Energy Dialogue - Memoranda of Understandings / political declarations Early Warning Mechanism EU-Russia Energy Roadmap until 2050 Structure: Several working groups Regular meetings - - - - Energy

5. EU-Russia Energy Dialogue: A longstanding partnership Coordinators: EU Energy Commissioner RF Energy Minister Delegated Coordinators Director General / Deputy Minister Gas Advisory Council Group Markets & Strategies Thematic Group Energy Efficiency Thematic Group Electricity Thematic Group Nuclear matters Energy

6. The Legal Framework underused & outdated? Bilateral: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) 1997 Negotiations on follow-up agreement: New Agreement Multilateral: WTO Energy Charter Treaty Energy

7. Lisbon Treaty - a stronger legal basis for EU (external) energy policy Competitiveness Solidarity between MS Sustainable Development Security of supply Now founded on Article in Lisbon Treaty (Art. 194 TEU) Energy

8. EU: increasing reliance on external supply 2005 2008 2020 2030 2005 2008 2020 2030 in % 100 94,1% 92,7% 80 84,3% 82,8% 82,4% 75,9% 60 62,3% 57,7% 40 20 OIL GAS Based on 2009 baseline scenario Energy

9. Major global gas trade flows in 2035 Energy

10. EU-Russia: from partnership to further integration Intensify negotiations on legal basis (New Agreement) Step up Partnership for Modernisation in energy, intensify cooperation on energy efficiency and technology Prepare EU-Russia energy roadmap until 2050 Conclude an agreement between the EU, Russia and Belarus on the technical rules for the management of electricity networks in the Baltic region Cooperation on infrastructure - develop and maintain Eastern Corridor (oil and gas) Energy

11. Thank you for your attention johannes.baur@ec.europa.eu 13/03/2025 Energy