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The EU’s “ Energy Union ”: A Challenge of Continued Expectation Management

The EU’s “ Energy Union ”: A Challenge of Continued Expectation Management

Author(s): Severin Fischer
Editor(s): Center for European Studies
Journal Title: CES Policy Brief
Publication Year: 2017

The idea of an “Energy Union” has dominated the debate about the European Union’s energy and climate policy since the Juncker Commission took office in 2014. With this new terminology and the concept’s holistic approach, the Commission has managed to draw attention to policy-making in Brussels again. In the process of law-making, it becomes obvious, however, that not all expectations will be fulfilled.
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