Two decades of changing dependency on Russian gas in Central and Eastern Europe: strategies versus achievements
Journal: Journal of Contemporary European Studies
Year: 2024

The Eastern enlargements of the EU increased the bloc's dependency on Russian gas and contributed to a more cautious attitude towards these supplies. This paper assesses the Russian gas dependency of the 11 Central and East European new member states according to the ambition and execution of their national energy strategies and compares it to the gas dependency shifts in the old member states. Two composite indicators of gas dependency -one for supply and one for demand -based on nine individua