Minister delegate for European affairs Victor Negrescu attends Romanian Energy Day international conference in Brussels.
The future Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union, in the first half of next year, will pay more attention to the energy sector, focusing on interconnectivity and a modern and reliable infrastructure, which are essential for achieving an integrated energy market. This is what the minister delegate for European affairs Victor Negrescu said in Brussels, where he attended the Romanian Energy Day international conference. He told Radio Romania's reporters that the ultimate goal in adopting the package on energy union is to provide affordable, safe and durable energy for Europe and its citizens. Victor Negrescu:
"First and foremost, it's important to discuss, at European level, the measures meant to ensure the energy security of member states and of their citizens. In practice, this means that we should make sure that citizens and national industries have access to viable, quality energy, at competitive prices. Along the same lines, the central and eastern European countries want certain measures to be passed at European level, meant to ensure equitable access to viable and safe energy sources in the long run."
According to a Romanian Foreign Ministry press release, Romania is an important provider of energy security in the region and has the potential to strengthen this role in the future. The Romanian energy sector has the necessary resources and expertise to be able to contribute to the consolidation of Romania's position among EU states and the Romanian authorities believe that energy security also depends on diversifying the energy sources. Victor Negrescu:
"Diversifying energy sources is necessary because it is critical to offer consumers the possibility to choose. In this sense, the fact that Romania is an energy provider at regional level means that Romania can become an alternative source for the states of the region. In order to do that, we need interconnectivity, we need to develop the infrastructure and we need projects such as BRUA or other similar projects. I also have in mind interconnection with the Moldovan system. We need to achieve all these in order to make sure that Europe diversifies its resources and taps into the existing energy potential in Europe or other potential partners."
According to the Foreign Ministry's press release, Romania supports the measures meant to consolidate European energy security, to reach the long-term objectives in the areas of energy and climate change and to set up an integrated and functional energy market.
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