Annex MAPPING OF RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IN NINE COUNTRIES INTRODUCTION Based on the results of the desktop research, DOOR mapped the relevant stakeholders in the six Western Balkan coun­tries and three EU Member States(Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia). The main goal was to reach as many relevant stake­holders as possible who would provide information and opinions on the inclusive energy transition in their countries and the Western Balkans. The overall objective of the study was to determine the potential for and opportunities con­nected to an inclusive energy transition in Southeast Europe. The purpose of the mapping was to identify potential stake­holders, platforms and movements that would likely receive popular and/or political support for an inclusive energy tran­sition in Southeast Europe Since the desktop analysis showed that candidate countries had different levels of alignment with EU legislation, the mapping sought to compare the responses from the gov­ernmental level with those from stakeholders in academia, civil society, opposition political leaders, international or­ganisations acting in the region and trade unions, where possible. The main questions for candidate countries were focused on their governments’ ability and willingness to reach their 2030 climate goals and the main obstacles in the process of creation of a more favourable and EU-aligned le­gal framework. In most cases, we reached out to organisations we had pre­viously collaborated or had a connection with and asked them for recommendations for other relevant stakeholders. NGOs and international organisations were much more re­sponsive than government organisations or in some cases academia. We were the least successful with trade unions (not relevant in all countries) and political leaders, including members of the European Parliament(MEPs). All the stakeholders were informed that some of their infor­mation will be made available as part of the report. They al­so signed a consent form for their information being shared in the report. 77