Opening the 7th Energy Community Oil Forum held on 8 and 9 September in Belgrade, Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic underlined the high level of dependence of the Energy Community region on a limited number of external sources of oil supply and thus the region’s particular vulnerability in case of potential supply disruptions. He emphasized the importance […]

The last high-level summit held in Vienna this August, seen as a crucial for WBs countries bracing a fully alignment with EU energy legislation namely EU Third Energy Package. Now the focus is on specific measures to be implemented in the CPs’ in order to allow for competitive regional spot markets and consequently the coupling of markets across borders. To […]

The regulatory regime Albania introduced its first legislation for hydrocarbons back in the 90s along with the country’s commence of transition towards liberal democracy. In a decade (1989 -1998), Albania held three licensing rounds for petroleum exploration. Today’s contractual status consists of nine PSA’s with foreign independent oil companies while the production rates do not resemble at all those of […]

Today, the Energy Regulator of Moldova ANRE suspended (for 60 days) the decisions taken on 18 July 2015 adopting electricity distribution tariffs and increasing supply prices for end-customers. This constitutes a serious blow to the institution’s previous attempts to comply with Moldova’s obligations from the Energy Community Treaty and to close an open infringement action initiated by the Secretariat. It […]

Today, the Energy Regulator of Moldova ANRE suspended (for 60 days) the decisions taken on 18 July 2015 adopting electricity distribution tariffs and increasing supply prices for end-customers. This constitutes a serious blow to the institution’s previous attempts to comply with Moldova’s obligations from the Energy Community Treaty and to close an open infringement action initiated by the Secretariat. It […]

Today Director of the Secretariat Kopač presented the state of Serbia’s implementation of the Energy Community acquis to the country’s Parliament. In a joint press conference with Parliament’s energy committee chairperson, Dr Aleksandra Tomic, and State Secretary Mirjana Filipovic, Director Kopač said: “I congratulate Serbia for being the first Energy Community Contracting Party to transpose the Third Energy Package. However, […]

Yesterday the Energy Community Secretariat submitted a Reasoned Opinion as the next step in the dispute settlement case against Kosovo for levying customs duties on imports of certain petroleum products from EU Member States and Contracting Parties. In the Reasoned Opinion, the Secretariat reiterates its view expressed in the Opening Letter, that by levying customs duties on imports of certain […]