The EU looks carefully at the Caucasus and its energy potential

The energy crisis, which has been named the

In March, German newspaper Die Welt reported that Angela Merkel would outline in a speech before the Parliament on 11 May the priorities of the new European policy during the German presidency in the first half of 2007 and that the Chancellor would express her desire to see Brussels develop a new Eastern policy with energy as a core issue and the Caucasus as a regional priority.

A new EU strategy in the Caucasus?

Recent declarations by EU officials have pointed in the direction of a strengthened EU involvement in the Caucasus. After his nomination as the new EU