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14 September 2016

• EU Special Representative for Human Rights

  Created page with "The '''EU Special Representative for Human Rights''' (EUSR): This position was created following the EU’s Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (..."

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• Category:Non-governmental organisations

  Created page with "Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play a crucial role in protecting human rights world wide. They are especially important when it comes to obtaining information (through..."

  16:34

• Third Countries

  Created page with "Third Countries are countries that are not members of the EU. Their trade and cooperation with the EU as a whole as well as with its individual Member States varies greatly an..."

  15:24

• European External Action Service

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• European External Action Service

  Created page with "'''The European External Action Service''' (EEAS) is the EU’s “diplomatic service“ with the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (currently Federi..."

  15:22

• Sanctions

  Created page with "'''Sanctions''' are restrictive measures such as restrictions on trade, travel restrictions or restrictions in the financial sector that are generally imposed with the aim of..."

  15:20

• Energy trading partners

  Created page with "Energy trading partners are third countries (countries that are not members of the EU) that trade (import and/or export) energy goods with the EU."

  15:17

• Human Rights

  Created page with "'''Human rights''' are fundamental rights and freedoms such as freedom of expression or freedom of religion that should belong to every human being. They are laid out in the U..."

  15:15

• United Nations

  Created page with "The United Nations (UN) play a key role during the process to agree on a new climate change agreement, e.g. by organising yearly UNCCCs. The UN can been seen as largest intern..."

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• European Council

  Created page with "The European Council brings together the 28 Heads of State or Government of the Member States and discusses the direction the EU should take in the future. Therefore the Europ..."

  13:21

• Kyoto Protocol

  Created page with "The Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997 at the third UNCCC. It was the first major international climate change agreement and includes individual targets to reduce greenhouse ga..."

  13:09

• United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC)

  Created page with "These conferences are held annually and bring together all parties of the UNFCCC. Principally they serve as a forum for the parties to negotiate agreements."

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• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

  Created page with "Created in 1992 the UNFCCC is a treaty that serves as framework for its parties to negotiate actual agreements. These agreements are called protocols and include the actual pr..."

  11:15

• Green technologies

  Created page with "These technologies are such that can generate energy '''from renewable sources''', e.g. wind, solar or water energy, but also such that serve as a support to the energy genera..."

  11:13

• Greenhouse gas

  Created page with "'''Greenhouse gas''' is the entirety of gases in the Earth’s atmosphere (H2O, CO2, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone) which absorb and emit radiation thus heating the planet..."

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• International Energy Agency

  Created page with "'''The International Energy Agency (IEA)''' is an autonomous organisation which works to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 29 member countries and beyond. T..."

  09:00

8 September 2016

• G7

  Created page with "'''G7''' has expressed an acceptance towards usage of energy supplies as a mean of political coercion or as a threat to security of European citizens. Moreover, energy securit..."

  10:24

• North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

  Created page with "'''The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)''' highlights the necessity of further energy diversification as a transatlantic strategic priority. Moreover, Anders Fogh Ras..."

  10:09

• Gazprom

  Created page with "'''Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom''' is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world. The company is a shared enterprise where 50.23% of shares are owned by the Russ..."

  10:08

• European Fund for Strategic Investments

  Created page with "'''European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)''' is a newly established institution which is designed to be the launchpad for investment in energy efficiency, renewable en..."

  10:07

• European Parliament

  Created page with "'''The European Parliament (EP)''' enables decision-making at a European level, acting as a common unifier between the Member States. <br /> The EP and the Council of the EU..."

  10:05

• Common Foreign and Security Policy

  Created page with "The '''Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)''' has a range of tools that can be used to promote human rights and democratisation: • Common Strategies, common positions..."

  09:52

7 September 2016

• Energy Union

  Created page with "'''Energy Union''' is a policy framework proposed by the European Commission based on long-established objectives of EU energy policy, namely security of supply, sustainabilit..."

  15:32

• Energy strategy of the EU

  Created page with "'''Energy Strategy''' is the compilation of energy policies of the European Union. They are driven by three main objectives: 1. To secure energy supplies to ensure the reliab..."

  15:28

• Energy Supply

  Created page with "Energy Supply (also reffered to a Total Primary Energy Domestic Supply or Energy Use) is calculated by the International Energy Agency as production of fuels + inputs from oth..."

  15:17