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The Energy Community is an international organization bringing together the EU and its neighbours in Armenia, Norway and Turkey participate as Observers.

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. The Energy Community has ten members: the European Union and nine Contracting Parties - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo*, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine.

23/10/2026

New report out today! 👇

The Energy Community Secretariat has published its 2026 SEEGAS report, which tracks gas market development and integration in South-East and Eastern Europe between the first half of 2025 and the first half of 2026.

Although progress is uneven, the report points to three positive trends in market development and liquidity:

1. More short-term trading

2. More regular trading

3. Prices that largely move together across markets.Price levels, however, have not fully converged, and trading volumes and participation still vary widely between markets.

The following priorities would deepen market integration in the region:

1. Implement the network codes in full, especially the rules on managing congested pipelines, allocating pipeline capacity and balancing the system through the market.

2. Make cross-border trading easier by improving access to capacity at borders, bundling capacity as foreseen by the EU’s capacity allocation rules (CAM NC) and improving booking arrangements, so that trading activity builds up across the region instead of in separate national pockets.

3. Deepen smaller markets and track progress, with more trading for next-day, same-day and future delivery, more companies taking part, and more consistent data collection on trading, participation, concentration and prices.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3UD2mu2

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About SEEGAS: The South-East European Gas Initiative (SEEGAS) is a cooperation platform launched by the Energy Community Secretariat in 2020 that brings together gas exchanges, transmission system operators and regulators to develop cross-border gas trading and a more integrated regional market.

For EU Member States and Energy Community Contracting Parties alike, a more integrated regional gas market is a shared route to diversifying supply and strengthening security of supply, particularly as the EU moves to phase out Russian gas.

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22/10/2026

Energy is life. Energy is freedom.

A Russian strike damages an electricity substation in Ukraine, cutting power to households and threatening lives.

An energy company asks the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine for help.

The Ukraine Energy Support Fund procures the power transformers needed to repair the substation.

They arrive in Ukraine in October 2026, according to the energy company.

Repair work can begin, helping restore electricity and heat to nearby communities.

Because people need light, warmth and safety to live freely.

Denmark’s partnership with Ukraine helped make this possible. Thank you, Denmark.

Through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, Europe delivers.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/3VSY5TH

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The Ukraine Energy Support Fund was established in 2022, in agreement with the European Commission and Ukraine's Ministry of Energy, to counteract the impact of Russian attacks on critical energy infrastructure.

It brings governments, international financial institutions and international organisations, as well as NGO and corporate donors, together through a single, accountable channel. It is administered by the Energy Community Secretariat, which brings long-standing relationships with Ukraine's Ministry of Energy and energy sector, technical knowledge of the Ukrainian system, and stringent compliance, control and reporting procedures.

Contributions finance Ukraine's most urgent energy needs: equipment, spare parts and other technical items, as well as fuels and services. Current and upcoming tenders are published at uesf.fund and on the Energy Community Secretariat's procurement page.

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21/10/2026

🗣️ Today in Podgorica, we spent the day with young leaders from across the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova, exploring how youth can shape a just transition.

We worked on climate communication and youth advocacy, then played a card-game simulation where participants had to manage a coal phase-out while weighing economic, social and stakeholder trade-offs.

A big thank you to our participants: Endi Saliko, Adin Softić, Tino Nakov, Rabije Mahmuti, Jetesa Veselaj, Dea Morina, Dušan Marić, Anna Shvets, Francesca Ceban and Alexandru Fedas.

🙏 And thank you to Marta Schulte-Fischedick for being such an instrumental person in putting together and moderating the workshop!

Finally, thanks to GIZ Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro, Regional Youth Cooperation Office - RYCO, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network for partnering with us on the day.

Watch the video to see what they came up with 👇

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This project is implemented in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro), within the framework of the Regional Climate Partnership (RCP) between Germany and the Western Balkans.

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21/10/2026

Meet Sara Suli, the second-place winner of the first-ever Women in Energy Photo Contest 👇

🗣️ "From grease on my hands to ideas on my desk, I've learned that capability has no gender. You don't have to start with all the answers—start with curiosity."

Sara Suli is a SCADA/EMS Specialist at OST, the Albanian Transmission System Operator, and holds a BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Tirana.

Her interest in energy began as a child, helping her father repair the water pumps of their apartment building. She has since been active in youth energy advocacy, including the European Youth Energy Forum, Albanian Youth for Energy, IRENA Youth workshops and the Energy Community Summer School. Her photograph was taken at Mali Robit (Kavajë), Albania.

Winning photographs from the first-ever Women in Energy Photo Contest were unveiled today at the Just Transition Forum 2026 in Podgorica -- as part of an exhibition recognising women's leadership in the energy sector in Southeast and Eastern Europe!

We'll be sharing the winning photos throughout the day, and the 16

Please join us in recognising and celebrating Sara by commenting or sharing this post.

Meet all the winners here: https://bit.ly/4Bo9qLK

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This project is implemented in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro), within the framework of the Regional Climate Partnership (RCP) between Germany and the Western Balkans.

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21/10/2026

Meet Irina Fusaru, third-place winner of the first-ever Women in Energy Photo Contest 👇

🗣️ "I do not want a woman in energy to be remarkable simply because she is a woman. I want her knowledge, decisions, and results to be what people remember."

Irina Fusaru is Operational Coordination Manager at Premier Energy Distribution in Moldova, where she has built a 22-year career spanning customer service, procurement and logistics.

She is also a PhD student at Moldova State University and, through the Horizon Europe STAR project, has researched ESG reporting in the Austrian energy sector, including how gender, diversity and inclusion are reflected in it. Her photograph was taken at the company's Central Warehouse in Chișinău.

Winning photographs from the first-ever Women in Energy Photo Contest were unveiled today at the Just Transition Forum 2026 in Podgorica -- as part of an exhibition recognising women's leadership in the energy sector in Southeast and Eastern Europe!

We'll be sharing the winning photos throughout the day, and the 16

Please join us in recognising and celebrating Irina by commenting or sharing this post.

Meet all the winners here: https://bit.ly/4Bo9qLK

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This project is implemented in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro), within the framework of the Regional Climate Partnership (RCP) between Germany and the Western Balkans.

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20/10/2026

An effective energy transition in the Energy Community region will rest on:

1. A clear vision with plans of reaching it,

2. Financing to turn those plans into action,

3. And a seat at the table for all stakeholders.

That was the core message of today’s Just Transition Forum in Podgorica, organised by the Energy Community Secretariat with GIZ Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro under the Regional Climate Partnership between Germany and the Western Balkans.

More than 100 participants took part, including governments, local communities, trade unions, young people and financing institutions from South East and Eastern Europe.

A few more key takewaways:

👉 National Energy and Climate Plans are a blueprint for investment. The Secretariat’s first assessment shows much of their potential is still untapped. The next drafts are due by 1 January 2028, and they should look more closely at impacts on communities, energy poverty and gender equality.

👉 Stable financing is a pre-requisite. “A Just transition will not be powered by ad hoc financing,” said Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat. Predictable funding, including domestic revenue, is essential.

👉 Regional collaboration. Held every year, the Forum links a growing set of initiatives, such as the Just Transition Talks webinar series. These connect NGOs, governments, utilities, entrepreneurs, financiers and journalists, and bring the experience of affected communities directly into policy debates.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4ielOFr

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20/10/2026

A just transition is not just an energy reform. It is a structural transformation of entire regions and societies, and it has to be paid for. 💶

That was the starting point for today’s Just Transition Forum panel on financing, which looked at how domestic revenues, including carbon pricing, can work alongside international funding.

Key takeaways:

- Just transition projects in the region are not yet developed at scale

- No single funding instrument will be enough. Carbon pricing can become a major source of funding

- Coordination between governments, utilities, financiers and communities is critical

- Revenues should be earmarked for the just transition, to ensure consistent and available funding

The bottom line: a just transition cannot run on ad hoc funding. It needs predictable, stable finance. Without that, it will remain a transition on paper only.

Thank you to our panellists Ranko Lazović (Eco Fund, Montenegro), Biljana Ramicć (Ministry of Mining and Energy, Serbia), Ognjan Panticć (Belgrade Open School), Babette Stein von Kamienski (KfW), Milena Popovic Martinelli (EBRD) and Chiara Giamberardini (UNECE), and to Adam Cwetsch (Energy Community Secretariat) for moderating.

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This forum was organised with the support of GIZ Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro under the Regional Climate Partnership between Germany and the Western Balkans.

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20/10/2026

A fair energy transition has to reach the households that struggle most to pay their bills. That means putting citizens and communities at the centre of the solutions. 🏠

How do we ensure it does?

At today’s , our panel looked at how the tools in the EU Citizen Energy Package can help design targeted support:

- citizen energy initiatives

- energy communities

- local government action

- innovative financing, and

- National Energy Poverty Observatories.

A big thank you to our panellists Dr. Corina Murafa Benga (European Economic and Social Committee, Rapporteur on the Citizen Energy Package), Olivian Balan (National Center for Sustainable Energy, Moldova), Valentina Stardelova (Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources, North Macedonia) and Caroline Nwafor (Austrian National Energy Poverty Office), and to Branislava Marsenic Maksimovic (Energy Community Secretariat) for moderating.

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This forum was organised with the support of GIZ Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro under the Regional Climate Partnership between Germany and the Western Balkans.

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20/10/2026

🏆 Help us celebrate Anna Shvets (19) from Ukraine, who won the “Creativity for Impact” category with her video “Just Energy Transition in Wartime”, presented today at the in Podgorica.

Anna draws on her own perspective, comparing the Czech Republic and Ukraine, to show what the energy transition means for Ukrainian communities living through war. Her video makes the case that change doesn’t only come from Brussels or national capitals: it can start in local communities and with young people.

Watch it here and comment or like to help spread her perspective.

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The Just Transition Young Voices awards, organised by the Energy Community Secretariat in cooperation with CEE Bankwatch Network, Balkan Green Energy News (BGEN), Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office - RYCO , aim to bring young people’s voices, experiences and ideas into the discussion on a just energy transition across the Energy Community region.

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20/10/2026

Congratulations to Francesca Ceban (21) and Alexandru Fedas (24) from Moldova, who won the “Storytelling for Impact” category of the Just Transition Young Voices Video Awards, presented today at the in Podgorica!

Their video, “An Example for the Community”, follows a local resident’s decision to switch to renewable energy, showing what the transition looks like up close: the practical benefits for one househol, and the opportunities it opens up for the wider community.

Watch the video here and amplify by commenting below!

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The Just Transition Young Voices awards, organised by the Energy Community Secretariat in cooperation with CEE Bankwatch Network, Balkan Green Energy News (BGEN), Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office - RYCO Office (RYCO), aim to bring young people’s voices, experiences and ideas into the discussion on a just energy transition across the Energy Community region.

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