All Events

On 19 June 2012 the Directorate of Trade and Transit of the Energy Charter Secretariat organised a gas stakeholder event on transit and cross-border cooperation. The purpose of the meeting was to continue consultations with regard to a possible re-set of negotiations on a new Energy Charter instrument on energy transit.

On 28 March 2012 the Energy Charter Secretariat Directorate of Trade and Transit organised an electricity stakeholder event on transit and cross-border cooperation. This set of consultations was the first of three such meetings planned for 2012. Subsequent stakeholder events will focus on gas and oil. These consultations are held in the context of a possible re-set of negotiations on a new Energy Charter instrument on energy transit.

The DACO project was launched on 15-16 February 2012 at a meeting in Chieti, Italy. This event brought together representatives of the Energy Charter Secretariat, the Local Energy Agency of the Province of Chieti (ALESA), the European Commission and the mayors of the cities participating in the project: Novogrudok (Belarus), Somoniyon (Tajikistan), Sumgayit (Azerbaijan) and Taraz (Kazakhstan).

On 29 November 2011, the 22nd Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference took place in Sofia at the invitation of the Government of Bulgaria.

On 21 September 2011 the Energy Charter Secretariat organised a session entitled 'International Governance of Energy Trade: WTO and the Energy Charter Treaty' at the WTO Public Forum. In his address to the audience, the Energy Charter Secretary General Amb. Mernier underlined the unique role the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) plays as the only energy-specific multilateral agreement that covers all major aspects of international energy turnover: trade, transit, investment and energy efficiency. The...

The Task Force on Regional Energy Cooperation, established under the Bishkek Declaration in April 2007, met in Kyrgyzstan to assess the work undertaken since the establishment of the group. The objective was also to discuss future activities and to intensify and develop cross-border energy cooperation. The 7th meeting of the Task Force on Regional Energy Cooperation, which took place on 23 June 2011, was organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat together with the Ministry of Energy of the...

On 9-10 June 2011, the Energy Charter Secretariat co-hosted, with the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a conference on 10 years of Energy Charter Treaty Arbitration in Stockholm. This event was the fourth in what has become a bi-annual series: the first conference took place in Stockholm in 2005, followed by conferences in Washington D.C. in 2007 and in Brussels in 2009. The next investment arbitration conference is...

On 24 November 2010, the 21st Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference took place in Brussels, Belgium.

Today, on 27 July 2010, the Black Sea has become a key area within the context of energy relations between Europe and Eurasia. But despite the development of important energy projects, the region's considerable energy potential identified in earlier studies remains largely unfulfilled. If the Black Sea is to emerge as a major energy region, attention will need to be given to understanding clearly the energy opportunities and the challenges that currently confront the countries of the region. On...

The 6th meeting of the Regional Task Force on Electricity Cooperation in Central and South Asia took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 9 July 2010. The meeting was organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat together with the Government of Mongolia and with financial support from the Government of Norway.

On 9 December 2009, the 20th Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference convened in Rome at the invitation of the Government of Italy. The Rome Meeting of the Conference was one of the most important in recent years and brought together representatives of over 60 states, as well of international organisations and the energy industry.

The 5th Meeting of the Regional Task Force on Electricity Cooperation in Central and South Asia took place in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on 18 November 2009. The meeting was organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat together with the government of Turkmenistan and with the financial support from the Government of Norway.

On 9 November 2009, more than 150 experts from government, business and international organisations gathered for a workshop in Amman to discuss practical steps to promote energy efficiency in Jordan and in the region. Following presentations from a range of Jordanian and international speakers including the Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan Mr. Khaldoun Qteishat, a round table of experts discussed key priorities for future action. Practical steps discussed included adoption of...

In today's energy-dependent world, securing energy investments is a challenge for producer, consumer and transit countries alike. The dramatic breakdown in gas deliveries to Europe in early 2009 demonstrates the importance of secure transit mechanisms for grid-bound energy investments. The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), signed in 1994 and with 53 members, is the only multilateral treaty which covers both investment protection and transit dispute resolution issues.

Following two highly successful...

The Energy Charter Secretariat held its Annual Policy Conference in Luxembourg on 28 May 2009. The meeting was organised in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB), which also hosted the event. This year the main theme of the conference related to the provision of sustainable and secure energy, with a special emphasis on the financing of energy investments. The issue of finance has become of critical importance in the light of the global financial crisis and ailing major credit...