Europe currently imports 50 per cent of its energy and that figure is forecast to rise to 70 per cent by 2030 as domestic sources, such as North Sea oil and gas run out, and countries like France and Germany start to phase out their nuclear-power capacity. 
Given the volatility of fossil fuel prices and political regimes of some of the countries that supply Europe, security of energy supplies is an issue that increasingly concerns policy makers.
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