“Yes, definitely, we need to work together on energy efficiency but also on the diversification of supplies, the security of transit routes – security, not only meaning the safety of the pipelines, which is important, but the secure flow of energy,” Romania’s ambassador to Athens, Lucian Fatu, told New Europe on January 11, when asked if energy security was high on the agenda given that Romania is a Balkan country and some countries in the region are very dependent on one supplier.
After presenting his country’s rotating EU Presidency priorities, Fatu told New Europe that energy security is an ongoing issue and what the Presidency will definitely support diversification. He noted that while energy is not a political issue, it needs political will to push the diversification projects forward.
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