Proceedings of the conference on energy security: Outlook & Perspectives in the Baltic Sea region, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Vilnius, Lithuania, November 15-16, 2012

The conference on Energy Security: ‘Outlook & perspectives in the Baltic Sea region’, was held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 15th and 16th of November, 2012 at the premises of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. The conference was organised by the Institute for Energy and Transport of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, the Lithuanian Energy Institute and the Energy Security Center under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania in Vilnius with speakers representing governments of the Baltic States, universities and research institutes, system operators and industrial companies. The conference was attended by ~170 registered participants. The participants favourably responded to the proposal of the Director of IET G. De Santi to create a platform for regional cooperation of science and research community on energy security in partnership with the JRC. The Lithuanian Energy Institute acting on behalf of the host country Lithuania and in cooperation with the regional partners and stake-holders from the Baltic countries has agreed to define the parametres of such a platform and in consultations with the JRC Institute for Energy and Transport to prepare a draft Terms of Reference. The Platform is expected to be officially launched during the Lithuania‘s Presidency of the European Union in 2013.JRC.F.3-Energy securit