Policy Papers
Aligning Belarusian economy with the European Green Deal
The prospect of Belarus’ integration into the European Union (EU) raises fundamental questions about the alignment of its economy with the EU’s increasingly ambitious environmental and climate policy framework. Since 2019, the EU has advanced a comprehensive agenda under the European Green Deal1 (EGD), supported by extensive legislative reforms aimed at delivering climate neutrality by 2050. These initiatives have tightened emissions caps, set ambitious renewable energy deployment targets, strengthened energy efficiency obligations, and expanded sustainability reporting requirements. For countries aspiring to join the Union, this acquis represents not only an environmental benchmark but also a demanding entry condition that directly shapes their economic models, investment priorities, and regulatory institutions.
This research was co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union