MISSION

The Energy Community extends the EU internal energy policy to non-EU members on the ground of legally binding framework, based on the EU acquis. It provides a stable investment environment, ties its members together with the EU and thereby contributes to security of supply in wider Europe.

 

SCOPE

As of July 2023, the Energy Community has ten members - the European Union and nine Contracting Parties, namely Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine.

Armenia, Norway and Turkey participate as Observers.

 

TASKS

The key tasks of the Secretariat are to:

• Assist the Contracting Parties to develop their national legislative framework in compliance with the EU acquis in the areas of electricity, gas, oil, environment, renewable energy, energy efficiency, security of supply, competition and statistics (further, common work in the area of  social issues oil is also performed)
• Monitor, assess and report about the implementation of the Treaty establishing the Energy Community
• Provide administrative support to the institutions under the Treaty

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• When faced with Russian invasion in Ukraine, the Secretariat was quick to put the disbelief aside and took action resulting in a formal assistance agreement between the Secretariat and the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine on the coordination of emergency supplies to Ukraine. The support instruments in place, including the Fund, Task Force and Observatory, the Energy Community is well prepared to accompany Ukraine also on its path of recovery and reconstruction.
• Keeping abreast with the EU developments — continuous extension of the Treaty acquisto incorporate core EU legislation. such as adoption of ambitious 2030 energy and climate targets and electricity market package in December 2022.
• Continuous steps towards Treaty implementation — the Secretariat helps the Contracting Parties to draft numerous EU compliable pieces of national law, both primary and secondary legislation.
• Extended geographical scope — on the ground of the original area of operation in the Western Balkans, the accession of Moldova (April 2010) and Ukraine (February 2011) granted the Energy Community a new geographical definition. Georgia followed the course in 2017. This signalizes the political will towards further enlargement.