Event report

The new possible government parties oppose new oil and gas discoveries, but existing ones will continue for between 5-8 years. Once those are exhausted, the EU will have to look for new suppliers (if renewables do not replace them by then). Russia will continue to offer itself in its role as energy supplier to try to create dependency. Projects like Nordstream 2 show that some EU states are willing to take this and underestimate the strategic risk for other European states. To prevent this, the EU should pursue the following: - Renewable energy should replace fossil fuels, energy projects such as the use of thermal waste should be promoted and new policies adopted. We should no longer be based on fossil fuels in 2030. - If natural gas is still needed, then suppliers should be diversified (for example, LPG gas) - Nuclear energy should be considered as fallback security