About CEE
WhatCentralandEasternEuropeMeansinThisContext
CEE is not a single bloc — it is three overlapping frameworks spanning the Baltic, Adriatic, and Black Seas. Meridian covers EU Member States, Energy Community Contracting Parties, and the Three Seas Initiative to capture the full scope of the region's energy transformation.
Three Frameworks, One Region
Meridian's definition of CEE encompasses three distinct but overlapping institutional and geographic groupings — each with its own policy dynamics, funding mechanisms, and energy trajectories.
The CEE Energy Map
From the Baltic wind corridors to the Adriatic solar belt and the Black Sea's offshore frontier — CEE's energy geography spans diverse landscapes, resources, and infrastructure legacies.
Vienna: The Natural Convening Point for CEE Energy
Vienna is the geographic, institutional, and intellectual hub of the CEE energy transition. The Energy Community Secretariat has been headquartered in Vienna since 2006, extending EU energy market rules to the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia.
The city hosts leading research capacity through TU Wien and the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), major utilities including Wien Energie, VERBUND, and OMV, and serves as a geographic and historical bridge between Western and Eastern Europe.