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Sieg der EU über Moskaus Pipeline-Politik

| December 4, 2014

Andreas Goldthau published this oped in the German-language Der Standard (Vienna).

 Die Bürokraten haben Putin in die Knie gezwungen, nicht die Diplomaten

Der Kreml hat South Stream gestoppt, eines der wichtigsten Gas-Infrastrukturprojekte und Kernpunkt der russischen Pipeline-Diplomatie. Dies ist ein Erfolg europäischer Energie-Außenpolitik, und dieser ist in Brüssel zu verorten. Nun ist klar: Europas Antwort auf Russlands Energie-Geopolitik liegt in der Binnenmarktregulierung.

English translation: The Kremlin stopping the South Stream pipeline project is a success of EU energy foreign policy. Yet, it is Brussels based bureaucrats who have brought Putin to his knees, not diplomats. What this demonstrates is that Europe's answer to Russia's energy geopolitics lies in Single Market regulation.

 

For more information on this publication: Belfer Communications Office
For Academic Citation: Goldthau, Andreas.“Sieg der EU über Moskaus Pipeline-Politik.” , December 4, 2014.

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