Abstract:
This article is based on documents and legal acts of the EU institutions which are es-sential for the functioning of the European Energy Programme for Recovery. It also provides the legal basis and assumptions of the EU common energy policy. Important aspect addressed in this paper is the efficiency and the level of integration of European gas market and ways to ensure a secure supply of raw materials, which are combined with investments in infrastruc-ture. In this context there is a significant need to set up works on the development of the in-ternal network and interconnections. This article also reveals the importance of the European Energy Programme for Recovery as a useful tool tailored to the objectives of the discussed legislations that allows progress in key European investment projects.