On 16 December 2022, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, was in Bucharest, Romania, where she participated in High-Level event on Energy Security and Partnerships, hosted by Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania.

During this event, the leaders signed an agreement on a strategic partnership in the field of green energy development and transmission between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania. The agreement brings the EU closer to its partners in the South Caucasus and helps both regions through the clean energy transition, while also boosting security of supply.

Cooperation with reliable partners is increasingly important, as Russia uses energy as a weapon and manipulates energy markets in the wake of its war of aggression against Ukraine.

This video shows a speech given by Ursula von der Leyen on this occasion.