Der Band resultiert aus der Arbeit einer Arbeitsgruppe "Transatlantic Learning Community", die sich als Joint Venture verschiedener Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitute mit den Transformationsprozessen in Mittel- und Osteuropa beschäftigt. Inhalt: I. Energy and the Transformation Process in Bulgaria and Romania in a Broader Southeast European Perspective: Franz Lothar Altmann / John R. Lampe: Summary and Policy Recommendations (11-21). II. Energy in Bulgaria and Romania: Margarita Assenova: Energy and the Transformation Process in Bulgaria and Romania (25-49); Violeta Kogalniceanu: Energy Efficiency in Romania (51-70); Aureliu Leca: Restructuring the Power Sector in Romania: Options and Perspectives (71-86); Joachim Weidemann: Hungary: A Modell for Energy Privatization? (87-95). III. The International Neighborhood: Energy Politics in Southeast Europe and Around the Black Sea: Sergiu Celac: Recent Developments in the Geopolitics of Energy (99-107); Georgy Ganev: Bulgaria and Balkan Energy Flows: An Analysis of Strategies and Opportunities (109-116); Ivanka Petkova / Ruslan Stefanov: Bulgaria: A Gas Hub of Southeastern Europe (117-131); Friedemann Müller: Region of the Future: The Caspian Sea and Southeastern Europe (133-146); Mirko Todorovic / Aleksandar Maric: Energy in Yugoslawia (147-159); Johanna Deimel: Balkan Interconnecting Gas Pipelines: The Natural Gas Sector in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (161-177); Mikhail L. Myrianthis: Greece at the Oil and Gas Crossroads Between Central Asia and Southeastern Europe (179-191); Yildiz Arikan: Energy Issues and Opportunities for Turkey (193-204); Emil Mintchev: Russian Energy Policy (205-209); Petra Opitz: Energy Politics in Ukraine (211-221); Oleg Serebrian: Republic of Moldova: The Geopolitics and the Geoeconomy of the Energetic Dependence (223-226). Stanley J. Kabala / John Millhone: IV. An Overview of Western Support Programs - International Assistance Programs for Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Central and Eastern Europe (227-242).