BRUSSELS REVEALS DEPTH OF IGNORANCE ABOUT ENERGY DEALS INVOVING EU MEMBER STATES
October 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EXTENT of the European Commission's ignorance about energy agreements struck by European Union (EU) member states with non-member countries has been revealed in a background memorandum. It explains a proposal on making such deals more transparent.
Brussels proposed last month that it should be informed, even about negotiations preparing for bilateral energy agreements involving EU governments. Its memorandum says the Commission only "very roughly estimates that around 30 intergovernmental agreements may exist between member states and ...
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