BALTIC ELECTRICITY INTERCONNECTION PLAN BACKED BY EU SUMMIT
October 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
HEADS of government at the European Union (EU) summit staged last week have backed a European Commission action plan to connect the electricity grids of all the EU countries surrounding the Baltic Sea, to strengthen their energy security.
A communiqué released by the summit said: "The European Council supports the Commission initiative of establishing a plan of action to speed up interconnections in the Baltic region." It told the Commission to draft "a schedule of work...before the end of the year." The plan is also ...
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