The European Commission Approves an Energy Security Package Emphasizing Infrastructure Development and LNG Imports This is one more example of the European Commission addressing an important European issue with a “package”; that is, by simultaneously pushing a series of linked legal instruments dealing with the different and interrelated aspects of the matter. In political terms, this method has proven effective in facilitating the debate as a whole, instead of in fragmented and isolated discussions on each of the measures proposed. However, as each one of the measures needs to follow its own path of approval and effective implementation, there have been cases where “packages” as a whole have been delayed or strongly weakened due to Member State resistance to some of the parts of the package. This should not be the case here, but it may be too early in the process to anticipate the terms of each debate. Authors: Ignasi Guardans ignasi.guardans@klgates.com +32.(0)2.336.1949 Steven C.

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