INFORMAL ENERGY UNBUNDLING DEAL STRUCK BY MEPS WITH EU PRESIDENCY
March 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AN END could be drawing near to the long debate over the extent to which major European gas and electricity companies should unbundle their production and distribution. A delegation of European Parliament members and the Czech presidency of the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers have struck a detailed compromise deal. This still requires formal approval from both the parliament and the council, but the fact it was negotiated by key protagonists makes the deal likely to stick. It offers three options to member states: full unbundling; ...
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