{"id":11263,"date":"2014-11-03T17:21:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T22:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=11263"},"modified":"2014-11-03T17:21:03","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T22:21:03","slug":"europes-energy-essentials-by-ana-palacio-project-syndicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/03\/europes-energy-essentials-by-ana-palacio-project-syndicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s Energy Essentials by Ana Palacio | Project Syndicate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ana Palacio on Europe&#8217;s energy challenge:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Energy\u2019s emergence as a focal point for European leaders makes sense, given that it lies at the confluence of the three existential threats facing the European Union: a revisionist Russia, the declining competitiveness of European businesses, and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.The most tangible element of the EU\u2019s emerging energy-policy framework is the internal energy market, which, once completed, will allow for the unimpeded flow of energy and related investments throughout the EU. Such an integrated energy market would lead to significant savings \u2013 estimates go as high as \u20ac40 billion ($51 billion) annually by 2030 \u2013 thereby providing a much-needed competitiveness boost.<\/p>\n<p>The internal energy market would enhance Europe\u2019s energy security as well&#8230;. individual countries are often excessively dependent on a single source and, more dangerously, a single supplier: Russia. Unrestricted energy flows within the EU would mitigate the risks of supply disruptions or shocks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more at <a href='http:\/\/www.project-syndicate.org\/commentary\/european-energy-union-comprehensive-energy-policy-by-ana-palacio-2014-11'>Europe\u2019s Energy Essentials by Ana Palacio &#8211; Project Syndicate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ana Palacio on Europe&#8217;s energy challenge: Energy\u2019s emergence as a focal point for European leaders makes sense, given that it lies at the confluence of the three existential threats facing the European Union: a revisionist Russia, the declining competitiveness of European businesses, and climate change. &#8230;.The most tangible element of the EU\u2019s emerging energy-policy framework &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/11\/03\/europes-energy-essentials-by-ana-palacio-project-syndicate\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Europe\u2019s Energy Essentials by Ana Palacio | Project Syndicate&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,26,29,33],"tags":[1285,1304,1861,3006],"class_list":["post-11263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crude-oil-natural-gas","category-russia-former-ussr","category-the-big-picture","category-uk-europe-countries-regions","tag-eu","tag-european-union","tag-internal-energy-market","tag-russia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Europe\u2019s Energy Essentials by Ana Palacio | Project Syndicate - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Europe\u2019s Energy Essentials by Ana Palacio | Project Syndicate - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ana Palacio on Europe&#8217;s energy challenge: Energy\u2019s emergence as a focal point for European leaders makes sense, given that it lies at the confluence of the three existential threats facing the European Union: a revisionist Russia, the declining competitiveness of European businesses, and climate change. &#8230;.The most tangible element of the EU\u2019s emerging energy-policy framework &hellip; 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