CALL FOR EU UNBUNDLING COMPROMISE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE PORTUGUESE presidency of the European Union (EU) has called for compromise proposals on the European Commission's energy unbundling plans, under discussion at a Council of Ministers meeting on Monday (Dec 3). A paper released by Lisbon clarified the split between member states: supporting the proposal are Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Romania and Sweden; opposing are France, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovakia.
ENDS
THE PORTUGUESE presidency of the European Union (EU) has called for compromise proposals on the European Commission's energy unbundling plans, under discussion at a Council of Ministers meeting on Monday (Dec 3). A paper released by Lisbon clarified the split between member states: supporting the proposal are Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Romania and Sweden; opposing are France, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg and Slovakia.
ENDS
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