ENERGY IN TERMS OF EUROPEAN UNION STRATEGY FOR THE DANUBE REGION

This paper presents energy as an important factor for the development of the Danube Region and all the countries involved in the European Union for the Danube Region. Energy is one of the challenges all confront because of the high prices, unformed markets, low usage of the renewable sources, low efficiency and lack of connection between different countries. Trough this paper is highlighted the importance of the Danube Region from energy point of view. The Strategy for the Danube Region is a new way to overcome 20th century division and conflicts in the Region, and as an important impulse for overall socio-economic development. The involvement of non-EU countries in the Danube Region Strategy is a key priority to the macro-regional cooperation.