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Breaking away from short-termism and inward-looking attitudes / Jacques Delors, EU Energy Policy Blog, 28/04/2015http://www.energypolicyblog.com/2015/01/28/breaking-away-from-short-termism-and-inward-looking-attitudes/The energy sector is no exception to the current weakness of the European political system, and also of national systems, marked by pervasive short-termism and an increasing tendency for European countries and citizens to look inwards. The immediacy of politics and financial profit outweigh all other factors. Countries are isolating themselves due to the structural issues affecting Europe, which run much deeper than European institutional challenges. The European people are afraid of globalisation and of the future. Under pressure from political events and economic and social uncertainty, they are losing the feeling of having a common heritage – of living and of knowing how to live together...