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This paper addresses energy security promotion, one of the most significant aspects of state building in BiH, in the framework of the concept of state building in connection with the state building actor in the country, the EU. Following the description of state building, energy security and Dayton Peace Agreement; it identifies three fundamental problems in the energy security building in BiH. First, it exposes how the "state within state" condition leads to fragmented and disharmonious energy policy choices and outcomes in the state building in BiH. Second, and emanating from the factor above, it dwells on the creation of additional problems emanating from the establishment of independent cooperation in the oil and natural gas sectors by the two entities (Federation and Bosnian Serb Republic/Republika Srpska) with their respective old, established external partners, in the state building process. Third, it exemplifies via the Chinese case that the state building, manifesting long duration and stagnation, will result in the possibility of the involvement of foreseeen or unforeseen actors in the process. In the final analysis, it acknowledges the necessity on the part of the EU to offer unilateral concessions in the energy security aspect of the state building in BiH and offers certain future prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper Black Sea Region and Black Sea Synergy initiated by the European Commission in 2007 are discussed in terms of security and defence policies that have been occupying the Union's agenda in expost Cold War period. Good neighbourhood relations the European Union has maintained since 2004 are managed in accordance with the European Neighbourhood Policy, which the EU pursues with a view to deriving security, political and economic benefits and to putting them at the disposal of the member states. In that regard the EU has identified Mediterranean, Middle East, Africa and Black Sea Region as areas that are of importance to the union. With Romania and Bulgaria's accession and Turkey's membership to the Union, the EU's border with Black Sea Region expanded, which aroused the need for making new strategies and policies in the fields of politics and security. Issues such as energy pipelines running to Europe via Turkey and human trafficking have been subjects that the EU has attributed great importance lately. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]