Estonian energy security still a distant target

  • 2012-01-19
  • By Karoliina Raudsepp
Living on a geopolitical fault line has always caused problems for Estonia. Although Estonia and the other Baltic States are now thoroughly integrated into the European political and economic community, when it comes to energy, the Baltic States are often referred to as an ‘energy island.’ This has a significant impact on long term energy security.The so-called energy island results from historic infrastructure links to Russia and a lack of them to Europe. During the Soviet Union, an extensive gas network was built that facilitated the transport of natural gas to the Balti...
 
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