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Media kit

Short bio (50 words)

Andrej Nosko, PhD, is an energy security and European energy policy analyst focused on Central Europe. He is a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at the Slovak Foreign Policy Association, a visiting researcher at Matej Bel University and Co-Executive Director of PILnet. He holds a PhD from Central European University.

Longer bio (100 words)

Andrej Nosko, PhD, is an energy security and European energy policy analyst focused on Central Europe. He is a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow for Energy Security and Policy at the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA), a visiting researcher at Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica and Co-Executive Director of PILnet. His research covers the political economy of security, energy dependence and diversification, and regional cooperation in Central Europe. He has advised governments, businesses and civil society, worked at the European Commission, and comments regularly in Slovak and international media. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Central European University.

Topics — energy security in Central Europe; Russian gas, oil and nuclear fuel; nuclear power in Slovakia and Hungary; EU energy and climate policy; energy prices; civil society resilience.

Watch — Euronews Serbia, 15 October 2026 · Euronews Serbia, 27 March 2026 · TVP World, 28 October 2025

Photos — high-resolution press photos, free for editorial use · please credit “Photo: Tomáš Halász”

Contact — contact form · LinkedIn

Media

2026

• Live TV interview — Crude oil and diesel price outlook for 2027, Euronews Serbia, 15 October 2026

• Interview — “Stopercentná kontrola nad novým jadrom, stopercentné riziko” [Hundred-percent control over the new nuclear unit, hundred-percent risk], Štandard, 25 August 2026 [SK]

• Interview — “The Shadow of Hormuz Over Central Europe”, Strategic Foresight by Visegrad Insight, 7 May 2026

• Comment — “The Druzhba fault line within the future of regional cooperation”, Visegrad Insight, 31 March 2026

• Live TV interview — Price controls and oil diversification options for Slovakia and Hungary, Euronews Serbia, 27 March 2026

Regular expert interviews for the SITA news agency (vEnergetike section), in Slovak, grouped by topic:

SITA — Hungary: Paks II and electricity prices (9)

• “Rozdiel až 102 eur za megawatthodinu. Čo stojí za vysokými večernými cenami elektriny?” [A gap of up to €102 per megawatt-hour: what is behind high evening electricity prices?], 14 October 2026

• “Maďarsko predáva lacnú elektrinu a večer ju draho nakupuje, upozorňuje expert” [Hungary sells cheap electricity and buys it back expensively in the evening, expert warns], 13 October 2026

• “Maďarsko do konca roka posúdi, či potrebuje nové bloky Paks II” [Hungary will assess by the end of the year whether it needs the new Paks II units], 22 September 2026

• “Maďarsko môže znížiť závislosť od ruskej ropy a plynu, prekážkou nebola iba geografia” [Hungary can reduce its dependence on Russian oil and gas; geography was not the only obstacle], 11 September 2026

• “Maďarsko môže Paks II stále prehodnotiť. Rozhodnutie o zrušení je stále možné, tvrdí expert” [Hungary can still reconsider Paks II; cancellation is still possible, expert says], 10 September 2026

• “Posun pri jadrovke Paks II aj zmeny vo veternej energetike. Maďarsko začína prehodnocovať energetickú politiku Orbánovej éry” [Shift on Paks II and changes in wind energy: Hungary begins reviewing Orbán-era energy policy], 8 September 2026

• “Maďarská vláda preverí existujúcu elektráreň Paks aj projekt Paks II” [The Hungarian government will review the existing Paks plant and the Paks II project], 27 May 2026

• “Jadrový projekt Paks II preverí smerovanie maďarskej energetiky, jej zmena môže mať význam aj pre Slovensko” [The Paks II nuclear project will test the direction of Hungarian energy policy; a change could matter for Slovakia too], 17 May 2026

• “Paks II ako test maďarskej energetickej bezpečnosti” [Paks II as a test of Hungarian energy security], 14 May 2026

SITA — Grid security and resilience (6)

• “Rizikové zariadenia v energetike treba najprv zmapovať, výmena má byť posledným krokom” [Risky equipment in the energy sector must first be mapped; replacement should be the last step], 14 September 2026

• “Najcitlivejšou závislosťou od Číny nie sú solárne panely, ale riadiaca elektronika” [The most sensitive dependence on China is not solar panels but control electronics], 12 September 2026

• “Vzdialený prístup k energetickým zariadeniam predstavuje reálne bezpečnostné riziko” [Remote access to energy equipment is a real security risk], 9 September 2026

• “Sabotáže preverujú odolnosť energetiky. Pomôcť môže zmena fungovania siete, tvrdí expert” [Sabotage tests the resilience of the energy sector; changing how the grid operates could help, expert says], 7 September 2026

• “Najzraniteľnejšou časťou energetickej infraštruktúry sú elektrické vedenia” [Power lines are the most vulnerable part of energy infrastructure], 4 September 2026

• “Koordinovaný útok by mohol spustiť reťazovú reakciu v elektrizačnej sústave” [A coordinated attack could trigger a chain reaction in the power system], 3 September 2026

SITA — Nuclear power and climate change (7)

• “Pri nových jadrových elektrárňach bude kľúčové chladenie” [Cooling will be key for new nuclear plants], 2 September 2026

• “Jadrové elektrárne by mali prejsť testami odolnosti voči suchu a horúčavám” [Nuclear power plants should undergo drought and heat resilience tests], 27 August 2026

• “Leto 2026 ukázalo limity jadrových elektrární pri suchu a horúčavách” [Summer 2026 showed the limits of nuclear plants in drought and heat], 25 August 2026

• “Sucho ohrozuje aj jadrové elektrárne, Slovensko musí investovať do záložných zdrojov” [Drought also threatens nuclear power plants; Slovakia must invest in backup sources], 3 August 2026

• “Dominancia jadra zvýši tlak na flexibilitu sústavy a rozvoj veľkých odberateľov” [Nuclear dominance will increase pressure on system flexibility and the development of large consumers], 9 July 2026

• “Vysoký podiel jadra prinesie Slovensku stabilnú výrobu, zvyšuje však technologické riziká” [A high share of nuclear will bring Slovakia stable production, but it increases technological risks], 7 July 2026

• “Slovenské jadrové elektrárne sú voči horúčavám odolnejšie než bloky chladené priamo z riek” [Slovak nuclear power plants are more resilient to heat than units cooled directly from rivers], 6 July 2026

SITA — Solar power and the eclipse (3)

• “Pri zatmení nebude rozhodujúca strata energie, ale rýchlosť poklesu solárneho výkonu” [In the eclipse, the speed of the solar output drop will matter more than the energy lost], 10 August 2026

• “Zatmenie Slnka najviac pocítia fotovoltiky orientované na západ” [West-facing photovoltaics will feel the solar eclipse most], 7 August 2026

• “Samotná fotovoltika večerné cenové šoky nevyrieši, región potrebuje úložiská aj vietor” [Photovoltaics alone will not solve evening price shocks; the region needs storage and wind], 4 August 2026

SITA — Gas, Russia and Slovak energy security (3)

• “Slovensko už nie je plynovou križovatkou, ale krajinou na konci plynovej trasy” [Slovakia is no longer a gas crossroads, but a country at the end of the gas route], 23 May 2026

• “Závislosť od ruských energetických surovín zostáva pre Slovensko bezpečnostnou témou, upozorňuje expert” [Dependence on Russian energy resources remains a security issue for Slovakia, expert warns], 13 May 2026

• “Energetická bezpečnosť po roku 2022: Slovensko medzi závislosťou a odolnosťou” [Energy security after 2022: Slovakia between dependence and resilience], 12 May 2026

2025

• Live TV interview — Diversification of energy supplies to Slovakia, Euronews Serbia, 8 December 2025

• TV interview — Anatomy of Disinformation: “Is European freedom of speech in crisis?”, TVP World, 28 October 2025

• Podcast interview — “Dotace i vydírání zbytku EU. Jak Robert Fico využívá energetickou chudobu Slováků v politickém boji” [Subsidies and blackmailing the rest of the EU: how Robert Fico exploits Slovaks’ energy poverty in his political fight], Hospodářské noviny, 18 September 2025 [SK/CZ] · video

2012

• Interview — World Politics Review, on the Czech Republic's nuclear energy policy, November 2012

2010

• Live TV interview — “V4 chce „rozdávať karty“ v Európskej únii. Má na to?” [The V4 wants to "deal the cards" in the EU — does it have the capacity?], TA3, Téma dňa, 13 September 2010 [SK]

2009

• Position statement — National Security Table III: security as public good, chapter 2: Energetická bezpečnosť [SK]

• Poll response — “Myslíte si, že Európska únia využila svoje mocenské postavenie a nástroje na efektívne vyriešenie plynovej krízy?” [Do you think the EU used its power and instruments to resolve the gas crisis effectively?], Euro-Atlantic Quarterly 1/2009, p. 19 [SK]

• Comment — in A. Matyšák's article “Ruského plynu sa EÚ nezbaví. Ani sa veľmi nechce” [The EU won't get rid of Russian gas — nor does it really want to] [SK]

Talks

2026

• Speaker — Think Visegrad: Energy Diversification – what is the long-term outlook, CEID & HIIA, Budapest, 27 May 2026

• Workshop — “How to Decouple from Russia: Czech Experience and Hungarian Option for the Future of the Energy Sector”, AMO & REKK, Budapest, 1 April 2026

• Workshop — facilitator, relocation and legal risk management of civil society organizations, PILnet European Convening, Frankfurt am Main, 24 March 2026

• Welcome remarks — opening of the PILnet European Convening, Frankfurt am Main, 24 March 2026

• Moderator — European Bar Associations Meeting: Opportunities and Challenges in Supporting Pro Bono in Europe (invitation-only, closed-door), Frankfurt am Main, 23 March 2026

2025

• Moderator — Panel IV, “Security of gas supply and price stability in Central Europe”, Central European Energy Conference (CEEC) 2025, Bratislava, 24 November 2025

• Workshop — closed-door session, Strategic Foresight: How to Ensure the Resilience of the EU, Budapest, 31 October 2025

• Panelist — online panel “Is Slovakia Ready to Break Free from Russian Gas?”, Strategic Foresight by Visegrad Insight, 29 October 2025

• Speaker — panel “Energy – Tech – Geopolitics Nexus”, Europe Future Forum, Warsaw, 16 September 2025

• Speaker — panel “Moving Forward with Sanctions and Ceasefire Negotiation”, GLOBSEC, Prague, 12 June 2025

• Speaker — panel “Future of Europe and CEE”, International Conference on Central Europe, Budapest Metropolitan University, Budapest, 3 April 2025

• Lecture — Corvinus University IR TALKS 4: Nuclear energy – European dependencies and prospects, Budapest, 26 February 2025

2024

• Speaker — “Geopolitical influences of energy commodity prices”, VIZIO ENERGO 2024, Bratislava, 14 October 2024 · video

• Speaker — political aspects of the development, financing and use of renewable energy sources, NextGen Energy Summer Camp, Nitra, 21 August 2024

2023

• Moderator — Parallel panel IIIb, “Revamping the electricity market to enable clean energy solutions”, Central European Energy Conference (CEEC) 2023, Bratislava, 20 November 2023

• Speaker — “Global challenges, local solutions? The Western Balkans in the midst of economic and energy crises”, Budapest Balkans Forum, 9 March 2023

• Speaker — energy security of Central Europe, at “V4 and Japan in today's world: Energy Security and hybrid threats”, UMB/CEIAS, 17 January 2023

2022

• Moderator — “Financial Risks Confronting Civil Society: How Corporate Legal Expertise Can Catalyze Change”, PILnet Global Forum, Dublin, 19 October 2022

• Keynote speaker — “Geopolitical Dimensions of Gas Phase-Out in the Visegrad Countries, Challenges and Policy Visions”, REKK Regional Energy Policy Forum: Gas Phase-Out – A Blessing or Threat for Decarbonization, Budapest, 13 September 2022

• Speaker — “Energy security in the context of war in Ukraine”, UMB/EAC, Banská Bystrica, 8 March 2022

• Speaker — “Investing in Europe’s Energy Security”, CEPA, 22 February 2022 · video

2021

• Teaching — convener and moderator, ESG Course for Civil Society, PILnet & ISHR, 7 December 2021

• Speaker — European Pro Bono Week opening session, 22 November 2021

• Moderator and presenter — virtual workshop on the Energy Policy special issue EU Green Recovery in the post-Covid-19 Period, 9–10 November 2021

• Moderator — presentation of the Slovak Recovery and Resilience Plan, UMB, 27 October 2021

• Introduction — “Lessons Learned in Protecting the Public Interest and Victims of SLAPPs Across the World”, PILnet Global Forum (virtual), 20 October 2021

• Discussant — “The Czech Republic and Slovakia: Politics, Civil Society, and Media”, GMFUS virtual workshop, 1 July 2021

• Speaker — CEPA virtual event “Not Just A Commercial Deal: Transatlantic Perspectives on Nord Stream 2’s Final Chapter”, 10 February 2021

2020

• Moderator — “Building Legal Resilience to SLAPPs”, PILnet Global Forum (virtual), 21 October 2020

• Moderator — European Pro Bono Alliance (EPBA) meeting, 18 June 2020

• Speaker — EU SLAPP Symposium 2020, Amsterdam, 24 February 2020

• Discussant — “Rethinking strategies on supporting civil society in CEE”, Berlin, 12 February 2020

2019

• Speaker — “From NGO into politics” session, Human Forum, Banská Bystrica, 27 November 2019

• Speaker — “Redesigning Pro Bono for a Digital Future”, PILnet Global Forum, Singapore, 12 November 2019

• Speaker — “Civil vs. ‘un-civil’ society”, Orbis Civitates, Bratislava, 18 October 2019

• Speaker — PILnet European Convening, London, 18 June 2019

• Workshop — facilitator, “Energy Security in Relation to Russia's Role as Major Energy Supplier”, The Geopolitics of Energy Security in Europe (closed-door workshop), Prague, 20 May 2019

• Speaker — “What are the options for the EU’s future energy security” conference, Panel II: The geopolitics of pipelines: discussing the diversification options, Budapest, 12 March 2019

2018

• Speaker — “Civil Society and its role for Democracy” session, Human Forum, Banská Bystrica, 28 November 2018 · video interview

• Moderator — “Legal Empowerment Through Technology”, PILnet Global Forum, Berlin, 14 November 2018

• Moderator — “Using Law to Build More Resilient Civil Societies”, PILnet Global Forum, Berlin, 13 November 2018

• Speaker — “The State of the Third Sector in Poland”, Warsaw, 25 September 2018

• Speaker — panel “Energy Security and Solidarity – Gas Between Politics and Economy”, Perspectives of Germany and Poland on the Future of Gas in Europe, Warsaw, 18 June 2018

• Moderator — GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum closed session “Diversifying pipelines and energy security in Central and Eastern Europe: Present challenges and future opportunities”, Bratislava, 19 May 2018

• Moderator and lead — GLOBSEC Young Leaders Forum 2018, “Sustainable Societies” working group, Bratislava, 17 May 2018

• Workshop — scenario building, “Central Europe in 2025”, The German Marshall Fund of the United States and Visegrad Insight, Bratislava, 21–23 February 2018

• Teaching — design and teaching of the politics and democracy part of the Civic Education course, Lutheran High School, Tisovec

2017

• Teaching — university course “Introduction to Energy Security”, Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica

• Workshop — focus group leader, “Energy Policy in the EU: Harmonizing Europe’s Climate Vision and Energy Needs”, Tatra Summit 2017, Štrbské Pleso, 27 October 2017

• Lecture — “Central Europe in the Energy Union: Energy Dependency and Regional Geopolitical Challenges of V4 Countries”, Antall József Summer School, Budapest, 7 July 2017

• Moderator and panelist — “Regional Perspective of European Energy Security – Development of Effective Energy Infrastructure: Special focus on Central and Eastern Europe”, Energy Security for the Future, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2 June 2017

• Moderator — expert round-table “Prospects for Central and Eastern European gas transit and market integration”, GLOBSEC Bratislava Forum 2017, Bratislava, 27 May 2017

• Panelist — Visegrad Young Leaders Forum: V4 Energy Policy, with Pál Ságvári (Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary), Corvinus Society for Foreign Affairs and Culture, Budapest, 2 March 2017

• Lecture — Young Leaders Forum “Beyond Polish and Ahead of Hungarian V4 Presidency: Energy security of Central Europe under threat?”, Banská Bystrica, 20 February 2017

2016

• Panelist — Panel V, “The South Stream Gas Pipeline Project (SSGPP): The Case in Hungary and Slovakia”, Corruption, State Capture and the Energy Sector in Eastern Europe, Borovets, Bulgaria, 24–26 November 2016

• Moderator — Panel I, “From Corruption to State Capture: Concepts and Cases”, Corruption, State Capture and the Energy Sector in Eastern Europe, Borovets, Bulgaria, 24–26 November 2016

• Lecture — GLOBSEC Labs workshop and lecture series on energy: “Energy Security Meets Geopolitical and Regional Challenges: Sources of Energy in Central European Countries”, Banská Bystrica, 13 October 2016

• Panelist — “Energy Power Map of Central Europe”, Energy Summer School, Mojmírovce, Slovakia, 27 June 2016

• Panelist — “Towards State Capture and Anti-Corruption Monitoring Tools: Public Procurement in the Energy Sector in SEE”, Strengthening Resilience to Corruption and State Capture in Southeast Europe, Brussels, 14 June 2016

• Moderator — “Visegrad 4 under Disinformation Offensive from Pro-Kremlin Media: What To Do Next?”, Countering Pro-Russian Disinformation: Current Challenges and the Way Forward, Prague, 31 May 2016

2015

• Moderator — “On the Path Towards Diversifying Energy Supplies and Improving Energy Efficiency”, Corvinus University of Budapest, 11 December 2015

• Panelist — “Our Region in the Energy Union” (in Slovak), Energy Summer School organized by ENEL, Chateau Topoľčianky, Slovakia, 30 July 2015

• Workshop — expert round-table, “Social Entrepreneurship for Democratic Governance and Peace”, German Marshall Fund, Brussels, 1 July 2015

• Panelist — “New Energy and Geopolitical Environment in CEE”, Energy Security in Central and Eastern Europe and the Operations of Russian State-Owned Energy Enterprises, Prague, 22 June 2015

• Panelist — SELDI Policy Advocacy Workshop: Countering Corruption and State Capture for Transparent Energy Governance in SEE, Panel 2: “Identifying Energy Governance Deficits: Tackling Corruption and State Capture Risks”, Belgrade, 28 April 2015

• Panelist — The Think Tank Initiative Exchange 2015: Research Quality for Policy Engagement, session 2.A “Data Visualization for Engagement”, Istanbul, 19 February 2015

2014

• Panelist — “Understanding Hungary’s Political Path”, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC, 19 November 2014

• Panelist — “Energy Security and State Capture Risks in Europe: Measuring and Governance”, Energy Security and State Capture Risks in Europe, Sofia, 27 October 2014

• Discussant — GR:EEN Case Study Integrity Forum on Europe and the New Security Agenda, Budapest, 23–24 October 2014

• Panelist — “Russian Influence on the European Radical Scene”, 18th Forum 2000 Conference: Democracy and Its Discontents, Budapest, 15 October 2014

• Lecture — “Energy Security in CEE”, CENAA Summer School for Young Professionals, Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Liptovský Mikuláš, 25 June 2014

• Moderator — “CEnergy – Visegrad’s Energy Needs, Means and Objectives”, GLOBSEC: Bratislava Global Security 2014, Bratislava, 15 May 2014

• Panelist — GLOBSEC 2014 Energy Forum, Bratislava, 14 May 2014

Earlier talks, 2007–2013

2013

• Moderator — “Is the rivalry over? – Political aspects of the new pipelines”, The End of the Pipeline Saga? Southern Corridor and South Stream in the Making, Budapest, 4 October 2013

• Moderator — “Expert and Industry Views” half of the conference Energy Security and Diplomacy in 2013, Budapest, 26 August 2013

• Moderator — “The Changing Face of New Democracies: Right Wing Radicalism in Central Europe”, GLOBSEC Young Leaders’ Forum 2013, Bratislava, 20 April 2013

2011

• Lecture — “Energy policy of the EU and the Eastern Neighbourhood”, Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), Budapest, 25 May 2011

• Speaker — with Goran Buldioski, “Linking academia and public policy – how to turn academic research into effective public policy analysis”, London School of Economics, London, 13 April 2011

• Presentation — “Messy Information: What scholars can learn from activists”, PERG, Budapest, 28 March 2011

• Lecture — “Nesvätá trojica energetickej politiky: Bezpečnosť, konkurencieschopnosť, a/lebo sociálne istoty?” [The unholy trinity of energy policy: security, competitiveness and/or social welfare?], Ekonomická univerzita, 23 March 2011 [SK]

• Teaching — energy policy session, Young Ideas for Europe project, Gymnázium Juraja Hronca, Bratislava, 23 March 2011 [SK]

2010

• Advocacy tour — Visegrad Security Cooperation Initiative: Energy Security, SAC, Bratislava, 30 August 2010

• Presentation — “Challenges of European Energy Security Policy”, Villa Decius Visegrad Summer School, Kraków, 7 July 2010

• Lecture — outdoor, high-altitude lecture on European energy security policy, CENAA Summer School for Young Professionals, Chopok, Low Tatras (2,000 m above sea level), 29 June 2010

• Moderator — Session III, “Developing and deploying technologies to meet future energy requirements: higher efficiency, cleaner and greater energy security”, US–EU Dialogue on Sustainable Energy Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague, 16–18 June 2010

• Presentation — “Threat perception and energy security policy choices in CEE” (chapter draft), 2nd Graduate Student Workshop on Transnational Capitalism, Budapest, 27–28 May 2010

• Presentation — “Effects of threat perception on energy security policy choices” (chapter draft), 5th Annual Doctoral Conference, Budapest, 6 April 2010

• Moderator — panel on the perspectives of a “common European army”, 4th Slovak Strategic Forum, Žilina, 26–27 March 2010

• Discussant — Balázs Vedres's paper “European gas pipeline network and energy security”, DISC/Energy Policy Research Group Seminar, CEU, Budapest, 10 February 2010

2009

• Presentation — “Energy Security: do we need a common European policy?”, Villa Decius Visegrad Summer School, Kraków, 1 July 2009

• Presentation — “Energy policy as a phenomenon of security environment”, CENAA Summer School for Young Professionals, Liptovský Mikuláš, 30 June 2009

2008

• Presentation — “The Economics of Energy Security”, Budapest, 11 September 2008

• Presentation — “Energy Security: Market – Policy – Politics”, PSSI Summer School, Telč, 3 July 2008

• Presentation — “Energy Security: Creative Solutions”, PSSI Summer School, Telč, 3 July 2008

• Presentation — “Energy Security: from theoretical concept to the real concern for Central Europe”, CENAA Summer School for Young Professionals, Liptovský Mikuláš, 2 July 2008

• Presentation — “Energetická bezpečnosť – problémy a riešenia v podmienkach SR” [Energy security – problems and solutions in Slovakia], National Convention on the Future of the EU: Energy security, climate change and sustainable development, Zvolen, 1 July 2008 [SK]

• Presentation — “Research does not ‘just happen’”, Banská Bystrica, 18 March 2008

2007

• Presentation — “Konceptualizácia energetickej bezpečnosti a jej implikácie pre Slovensko” [Conceptualizing energy security and its implications for Slovakia], Banská Bystrica, 12 October 2007 [SK]

• Presentation — “Economic interdependence of new EU member states and Russia”, PERG project, Budapest, 9 October 2007

• Presentation — “Energy Security – Policy, Technology, Market”, Telč, 11 September 2007

• Presentation — “Energy Security – Creative Solutions”, Telč, 11 September 2007

• Presentation — “Otázky diverzifikácie energetických zdrojov v ČR: bezpečnostné hľadisko” [Diversification of energy sources in the Czech Republic: the security perspective], Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Prague, 16 June 2007 [SK]

• Presentation — “Coping with energy import dependence: Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary”, PhD prospectus presentation, CEU Political Science, Budapest, June 2007