Energy Policy in the European Union analyses the development of energy policy in the EU focusing in particular on the key period between 1985 and 1995 and the role of the major states - Germany, France, Italy, and Britain - and their interaction with the Commission. The role of interest groups as well as other EU actors is also covered in-depth as well as the European Energy Charter, EU policy towards the East, and the relationship between energy and the environment.

'[A] comprehensive, lucid, and informed account...This slim but engagingly written volume...offers a wealth of interesting new empirical material with which to test and refine the prevailing theories of European integration.' - A.Jordan, Government and Policy

Acknowledgements - Acronyms - Introduction - The History of Energy Policy in the European Union - National Energy Policies in EU Countries - The Internal Energy Market - Towards a Common Energy Policy? - The Role of Member Governments and Interest Groups - The Role of EU Actors and Institutions - EU-Member States' Relations: Empirical Conclusions and Theoretical Implications - Epilogue: The Future of EU Energy Policy - Guide to Further Reading - Sources - References