EU ROUND UP – EU SEEKS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SUPPLIES AS RUSSIA SUMMIT APPROACHES
April 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLWITH the key May 18 European Union (EU)-Russia summit in Samara, Russia, looming, the European Commission is continuing efforts to find suitable alternative energy partners to Moscow. Russia and the EU want to start tough negotiations on forging a new energy agreement, with both sides firming up their positions.In a new policy paper (Communication) on EU Black Sea policy, the Commission suggests expanding eastwards the EU-sponsored Energy Community Treaty, which binds Balkans countries to EU energy laws. This could be expanded to Moldova, Turkey ...
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