SECURITY OF GAS SUPPLY
February 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLMEPs are heading off a move by European Union (EU) ministers to agree without consultation pared-back legislation designed to help guarantee the security of gas supplies during a European crisis. Members of the European Parliament's industry committee have voted narrowly to refuse a bid by the EU Council of Ministers to decide the heavily amended legislation without MEPs having any input. The move by EU national governments follows the vigorous opposition in the parliament to European Commission attempts to gather extra authority to direct the ...
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