EU ROUND UP – EU COMPETITION INQUIRY GAS CROSSBORDER TRANSMISSION BIOFUELS, BIOMASS, EU COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
February 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission's competition directorate general has said it will launch legal action against restrictive business practices and abuses of dominant positions in European Union (EU) gas markets. In a long awaited report, it promised to act against long-term downstream contracts and restricted access to capacity on gas pipelines, storage and inter-connectors between member states. Brussels has not revealed any companies facing action yet, but they will be forthcoming, promised competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who said: "We will ...
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