Policy Paper on differentiation in the energy sector

The energy sector provides a variety of interesting practices and models of differentiated integration The EU28 energy policy largely applies to nonEU countries esp EEE members such as Norway and Energy Community members such as Ukraine Over the last ten years it has also seen the development of at least eight energy cooperation arrangements between groups of neighbouring Member States that often include nonEU Member States or ad hoc cooperation measures on one particular dossier eg gas interconnectors that expand beyond the EU limits Finally intense exchanges are happening at the local level between neighbouring regions as well as between cities ie Eurocities EnergyCities or most notably the Covenant of Mayors that face similar challenges This case study will be conducted by the IAI with a contribution from EPC