ABSTRACT

Renewable sources of energy are considered to play a crucial role in the transition towards a decarbonised economy. Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries’ positions vis-à-vis the European Union’s (EU) renewables goals do not form a homogenous group and have changed over time. After joining the Union, these countries initially supported the EU’s renewables targets due to post-accession compliance; however, once this accession legacy faded away, they started to pursue their preferences in a more assertive way, which resulted in different strategies and priorities. The development of CEE countries’ positions towards renewables targets is thus connected to the ‘emancipation’ of these countries and a more assertive way of pursuing their preferences at the EU level, once they were ‘freed’ from the influence of post-accession conditionality.

摘要

可再生能源被认为在向脱碳经济转型中发挥着至关重要的作用。中欧和东欧 (CEE) 国家相对于欧盟 (EU) 可再生能源目标的立场并没有形成一个同质的群体，并且随着时间的推移而发生了变化。加入欧盟后，这些国家由于加入后的合规性，最初支持欧盟的可再生能源目标；然而，一旦这种加入遗产消失，他们就开始以更加自信的方式追求自己的偏好，从而导致不同的战略和优先事项。因此，中东欧国家对可再生能源目标的立场的发展与这些国家的“解放”以及在欧盟层面上追求其偏好的更加自信的方式有关，一旦它们“摆脱”了加入后条件的影响。