Energy Policy in the European Union and Germany

The EU problems with energy suppliers
The active energy dialogue is conducted between the EU and Russia. The most important directions of the dialogue – a ways of investments, infrastructure creation, efficiency of use of energy and a trade condition.

Germany is one of the world's largest energy consumers and
the fifth-largest oil consumer in the world
The largest source of German oil imports is Russia, followed by Norway and the United Kingdom.

Germany is the third-largest consumer of natural gas in the world

Due to its central location in Europe, Germany is a major natural gas pipeline transit hub for imports from Russia and the North Sea

Germany has the largest coal reserves in the EU
Germany is the fourth-largest consumer of coal in the world.…