Energy Supplies in the Countries from the Visegrad Group

Dear Colleagues,

The Visegrad Group (V4) is an association of four Central European countries – Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary. The group aimed to deepen cooperation between these countries, and, in the initial phase, in particular, concerning accession to the structures of the European Union and NATO. The Visegrad Group was established in 1991 by three countries (Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia) forming the so-called Visegrad Triangle. Later, as a result of the dissolution of Czechoslovakia (on January 1, 1993), the Czech Republic and Slovakia became members of the group. The V4 countries had similar goals for their foreign policy, but also similar possibilities for its implementation. These countries belonged to the former communist bloc, which was best prepared for the market economy. Additionally, they represented a very similar level of socio-economic development.

This issue welcomes papers relating to energy supply in the Visegrad countries. Studies can cover both macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects. It is important to define how the V4 countries cope with energy management, how they have undergone or are going through the energy transformation, and in which direction they are going. The articles may concern aspects of the use of energy sources, energy security, social and economic aspects of energy, the impact of energy consumption on the environment, and modern solutions in the energy sector. It is also possible to present a comparison of changes in the energy situation in the V4 countries compared to other European countries, both economically developed and developing.

Dr. Tomasz Rokicki
Guest Editor

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