Who we are

The Energy Community is an international organisation which brings together the European Union and its neighbours to create an integrated pan-European energy market. The organisation was founded by the Treaty establishing the Energy Community signed in October 2005 in Athens, Greece, in force since July 2006. The key objective of the Energy Community is to extend the EU internal energy market rules and principles to countries in South East Europe, the Black Sea region and beyond on the basis of a legally binding framework. 

Mission

The mission of the Energy Community Treaty is to:


Members

The Energy Community has nine Contracting Parties - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine.

The European Union is a Party to the Energy Community Treaty. Represented by the European Commission, it serves as a permanent Vice-President of the organisation. Any European Union Member State may obtain the status of a Participant. 

Armenia, Norway and Türkiye take part as Observers. 

By hovering over the country name on the map, you can access contact information of key energy stakeholders. For Contracting Parties, you also have quick access to country documents and acquis implementation sections.

Membership

Albania Armenia Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic North Macedonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Italy Kosovo* Latvia Lithuania Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Türkiye Ukraine European Union
Contracting Parties
Observers
EU Participants

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Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy

Bulevardi "Dëshmorët e Kombit", 1001 Tirana

Tel: +35542222245
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Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ERE)

Bulevardi Gjergj Fishta Nr 10, Tirana

Tel: +35542258112
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Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources                  

RA, Yerevan 0010, Republic Square, Govern. House 3

Tel: +37411523734

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Public Services Regulatory Commission of Republic of Armenia

22 Saryan St, 375002 Yerevan

Tel: +37410584529

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Federal Ministry for Sustainability and Tourism

Stubenring 1, 1011 Vienna              

Tel: +431711000

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Energie Control Austria (E-Control)

Rudolfsplatz 13a, 1010 Vienna

Tel +431247240

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Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

TRG BiH 1, 71000 Sarajevo           

Tel: +38733214102
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State Electricity Regulatory Commission                              

Miška Jovanovića Street 4/II, 75000 Tuzla

Tel: +38735302070
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Federal Ministry of Energy, Mining and Industry                  

Alipašina 41, Sarajevo            

Tel: +38733226493
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Regulatory Commission for Electricity in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Blajburških žrtava br. 33, 88000 Mostar

Tel:+ 38736449900
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Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of the Republic Srpska

1 Trg Republike Srpske; 78000 Banja Luka

Tel: +38751339581
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Regulatory Commission for Energy of the Republic Srpska

7, Kraljice Jelene Anzujske Street, 89101 Trebinje

Tel: +38759272400
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Ministry of Energy

 

8, Triaditsa Str., 1052 Sofia                   

Tel: +35929263152

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State Energy & Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC)

1000 Sofia, 8-10, Al. Dondukov blvd.

Tel: +359029359646

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Ministry of Economy                         

Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10 000 Zagreb

Tel: +38516106583

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Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency HERA

Ulica grada Vukovara 14, 10000 Zagreb

Tel: +38516323777

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Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism

6, Andreas Araouzos street, Lefkosia (Nicosia)        

Tel: +35722867100

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Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA)

Griva Digenis 81-83, Hall IAKOVIDIS 3rd Floor, 1080 Nicosia

Tel: +35722666363

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Czech Republic Ministry of Industry and Trade

Na Františku 32, 110 15 Prague 1

Tel: +420224851111

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Energetický Regulační Úřad (ERÚ) /                         Energy Regulatory Office (ERO)

Masarykovo náměstí 5, 586 01 Jihlava

Tel: +420564578666

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Ministry of Economy                            

Yuri Gagarin 15,
Skopje 1000                                               

Tel: +38923093485
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Energy Regulatory Commission

Street Macedonia b.b, Lazar Pop Trajkov 6th floor,
1000 Skopje

Tel: +38923233580
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Merikasarmi, 00023 Government, Helsinki

Tel: +358295350000

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Energiavirasto - Energy Authority

Lintulahdenkuja 4, 00530 Helsinki

Tel: +358295050000

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Ministry of Ecology , Sustainable Development and Energy

Grande Arche, Tour Pascal A and B, 92055 La Dafense CEDEX, Paris

Tel: +33140812122

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Commission de Régulation de l'Énergie (CRE)                                     

15, rue Pasquier, 75379 Paris Cedex 08                                                

 

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Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development                             

Sanapiro str. Nr.2
Tbilisi, 0105

Tel: +995322357804
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Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission

19 A. Mitskevichi Street,
Tbilisi

Tel: +995322420180
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Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

 

 

Schornhorstr. 34-37, 10115 Berlin

Tel: +4930186150 

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Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway
(Bundesnetzagentur - BNetzA)

Tulpenfeld 4, 53113 Bonn                

Tel: +49228140

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Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change

17 Amaliados str., 115 23 Athens

Tel: +302131515000

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Regulatory Authority for Energy (PAE / RAE)

132 Pireus Ave., 11854, Athens

Tel: +302103727400

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Ministry of National Development                           

Fő utca 44-50, 1011 Budapest

Tel: +36617951700 

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Magyar Energetikai és Közmű-szabályozási Hivatal (MEKH)

H-1054 Budapest, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 52

Tel: +3614597777

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Ministry of Economic Development

Via Vittorio Veneto, 33, 00187 Roma

Tel: +39647051

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Autorità per l'Energia Elettrica e il Gas (AEEG)

Piazza Cavour, 5 - 20121 Milano

Tel: +392655651

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Ministry of Economy

Square "Zahir Pajaziti", No.36,
10000 Prishtina

Tel: +3820021500
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Energy Regulatory Office                     

Dervish Rozhaja street No 12,
1000 Prishtina

Tel: +38138247615
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Ministry of Economics                  

Brīvības iela 55, Riga, LV - 1519

Tel: +37167013100

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Public Utilities Commission (PUC)

45 Unijas Street, Riga, LV-1039

Tel: +37167097200

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Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development                 

str. Piaţa Marii Adunări Naţionale 1,
MD-2033, Chişinău,

Tel: +37322250535
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National Energy Regulatory Agency, ANRE

str. Columna 90,
MD-2012 Chisinau                                

Tel: +37322541384
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Ministry of Economic Development

Rimski trg 46,
81000 Podgorica                                        

Tel: +38220482203
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Energy Regulatory Agency

Bulevar Svetog Petra Cetinjskog 96,
81000 Podgorica

Tel: +38220229615
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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy   

Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, 2594 AC The Hague

Tel: +31703798911

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Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM)

Muzenstraat 41, 2511 WB The Hague

Tel: +31707222000

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Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

Akersgata 59, 0033 Oslo                                 

Tel: +4722249090

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The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

Middelthuns gate 29, 0368 Oslo

Tel: +4722959595

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Ministry of Economy                        

Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5, 00-507 Warsaw

Tel: +48222500130 

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Energy Regulatory Office

Aleje Jerozolimskie 181, 02-222 Warszawa

Tel: +48224875570

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Ministry of Economy                         

Calea Victoriei, nr. 152, sector 1, Bucureşti, cod 010096

Tel: +40212025426

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Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority

Str. Constantin Nacu no. 3, Bucuresti, Sector 2, Zip 020995

Tel: +40213278174

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Ministry of Mining and Energy

Nemanjina 22-26,
11000 Belgrade

Tel: +38113346755
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Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia

5 Terazije, V floor,
11000 Belgrade

Tel: +381113033829
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Ministry of Economy                                 

Mierová 19, 827 15 Bratislava 212

Tel: +421248541111

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Regulatory Office for Network Industries (RONI)

Bajkalská 27, 820 07 Bratislava 27

Tel: +421258100411

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Ministry of Economic Development and Technology

Kotnikova ulica 5, 1000 Ljubljana

Tel: +38614003311

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Agencija za energijo / Energy Agency                                         

Strossmayerjeva 30, 2000 Maribor

Tel: +38622340300

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Ministry of the Environment and Energy     

Rosenbad 4, SE-103 33 Stockholm

Tel: +4684051000

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Swedish Energy Agency                               

Kungsgatan 43, SE-631 04 Eskilstuna

Tel: +46165442000

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Swedish Energy Markets Inspectorate (EI)

Kungsgatan 43 Eskilstuna                            

Tel: +4616162700

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Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

Türk Ocağı Caddesi No:2, 06100 Çankaya-Ankara

Tel: +903122126420

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Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey, EMRA

İşçi Blokları Mahallesi Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Caddesi No:51/C, 06530 - Yüzüncüyıl/ Balgat/ Ankara

Tel: +903122014000

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Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine     

30, Khreshchatyk str.,
01601 Kyiv

Tel: +380442349388
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National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission

vul. Smolensk, 19
03057 Kyiv

Tel: +380442044827
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Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania

Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104 Vilnius

Tel: +370870664991

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National Control Commission for Prices and Energy (NCC)

Verkių st. 25C-1, LT-08223 Vilnius

Tel: +37080020500

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European Commission Directorate General Energy

Rue J.-A. Demot, 24-28, B – 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM

Tel: +3222991111

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Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER)

Cours Saint-Michel 30a, (5th floor), Securex building, 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM

Tel:+3227887330

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Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Trg republike 3, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA

Tel: +38682053400 

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Institutional Setting

A strong institutional setting supports the Energy Community process.  

MAKES

Decision making bodies: Ministerial Council and PHLG

As the highest decision-making body, the Ministerial Council meets once a year to set key priorities and steer the implementation of the Treaty. The work of the Ministerial Council is prepared by the Permanent High Level Group (PHLG), which meets every three months.

ACTS

Permanent institutional bodies: Secretariat and ECRB

The Secretariat is the only permanently acting institution of the Energy Community responsible for supporting the organisation's day-to-day activities and monitoring the implementation of the Treaty. Energy Community Regulatory Board (ECRB) is a coordination body of the national energy regulators, which fosters the exchange of knowledge and development of best practices. ECRB's permanent staff members form a unit within the Secretariat.

AIDS

Other institutional bodies: Fora Task Forces, Parliamentary Plenum, other

Fora, specialised Working Groups and Task Forces also support the Energy Community’s work. The Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum brings together elected members of parliament to make the Energy Community better equipped to adopt and implement the acquis. In addition, the Energy Community regularly engages with its stakeholders, including civil society, investors and donors.

The Energy Community in action
 

  • Ongoing activities and initiatives

    Acquis implementation monitoring

    Every year, the Secretariat publishes an Annual Implementation Report, which outlines the progress achieved by each Contracting Party in implementing the Energy Community acquis in force. The report presents the Contracting Parties' performance in five clusters covering markets, security of supply, sustainability, environment and authorities.

    Ukraine Support Activities

    Due to the war, Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is in critical condition and fuel supplies are at risk. The Energy Community Secretariat, based on the direct request of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, is coordinating the delivery of specialized energy equipment, fuels and materials donated by private companies in order to repair infrastructure damaged during the war and keep Ukraine’s energy system functional.

    Just Transition Initiative

    The Secretariat launched the Energy Community Just Transition Initiative to ensure that the move away from fossil fuels in the Contracting Parties is socially just, in the interest of women, workers and entire communities. The Secretariat manages four interlinked projects focusing on: energy poverty, gender equality, coal regions in transition and clean air regions (CARI).

    EU4Energy Governance

    EU4Energy Project Phase II fosters the clean energy transition and decarbonisation in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The action provides support in evidence-based energy policy design and the transposition and implementation of the Energy Community acquis.

    South-East European Gas (SEEGAS) Initiative

    The South-East European Gas (SEEGAS) Initiative fosters closer cooperation between stakeholders to enable further market opening, establish organized gas exchanges and improve cross-border trading and ultimately benefit end-consumers. It is also working to identify possible measures to mitigate gas supply risks in case of Russian gas supply disruption.

  • Publications

    Energy Community publications

    Article 67 of the Treaty tasks the Secretariat to “review the proper implementation by the Parties of their obligations under this Treaty, and submit yearly progress reports to the Ministerial Council”. In addition to the Treaty, the acquis in force together with the amending Ministerial Council decisions give rise to a series of reporting obligations. More than 50 Articles task the Secretariat to monitoring and reporting.

    The acquis also equips the Contracting Parties with several, evolving reporting obligations. 
     

    Where to find what you are looking for?

    The Energy Community website consists of a vast number of documents, displayed in different sections of the site: EVENTS, LEGAL SECRETARIAT and ECRB. Whilst all the meeting documents - agendas, conclusions, and presentations, can be found in the EVENTS section, the LEGAL section groups together the Energy Community acquis, Decisions, Procedural Acts, Opinions and the Cases registry.

    In SECRETARIAT and ECRB you will find reports written by the two institutional bodies. Whilst the majority is a direct outcome of its reporting obligation, the Secretariat also reviews and reports upon Contracting Party's request. Sometimes it writes a paper to evoke discussion in the institutional bodies. The ECRB reports are a result of the task assigned by the work programme or an obligation arising from the acquis.
     

    Document access

    In case a document is not displayed neither under EVENTS, nor under LEGAL, interested persons may request access to such document in line with the Rules on Public Access to Documents of the Secretariat (PA 2021/03/ECS-EnC). Please send any such request to the designated member of the Legal Unit.

    Please note that no documents older than seven years are displayed on these pages. 

Facts and figures

Factsheet (status 12/2021)