No loyalty to the alliance in EU energy policy

The Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung stresses the importance of the Eastern European countries as transit states in the effort to reduce Europe's energy dependence on Russia, commenting: "Each of the Eastern European transit states has its own approach to this function, but none of them show signs of unswerving political loyalty to the alliance. Each government is focussed on its own interests. What matters is who makes the most attractive offer - whether it comes from Brussels or Moscow. Such pragmatism is understandable, especially since it is also practiced in Western Europe. ... Maintaining good relations with resource-rich Russia is given much higher priority than showing solidarity with one's Eastern European EU neighbours. ... As far as energy policy is concerned, solidarity with Brussels is severely limited, and a matter-of-fact nation state perspective is prevalent. The new members were quick to learn this particular lesson from the representatives of the 'old' EU."

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