EU ENERGY DEPENDENCE INCREASES SAYS EUROSTAT
July 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INCREASING dependence of the European Union (EU) on energy imports has been made crystal clear in the latest Eurostat report on the subject. The EU's statistical agency said net imports into the EU increased by 2.4% in 2006, with overall energy dependence from non-EU sources rising to 54% from 53% in 2005. "Between 1997 and 2006, EU energy production fell by 9%, consumption rose by 7% and net imports rose by 29%. In 1997 the energy dependence rate stood at 45%," noted Eurostat. The report shows dependency diverges widely ...
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