Politico: Greater dependence of the Western Balkans on American gas raises concerns in the EU

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Politico: Greater dependence of the Western Balkans on American gas raises concerns in the EU

The efforts of American energy companies to increase their influence in the Western Balkans are raising concerns in the European Union that the region could become dependent on American fossil fuels, at a time when it seeks to achieve clean energy goals in order to further integrate into the EU, writes the Brussels portal Politico.

Albania, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have shown interest in purchasing large quantities of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US or in building infrastructure that would enable its import, claiming that they need gas as a transitional fuel while reducing imports of Russian energy and coal consumption and switching to renewables, which are key elements of their path to EU membership. EU officials, however, question the necessity or desirability of these

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