MONTI – COMPETITION COOPERATION

BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN Union competition Commissioner Mario Monti has called for close cooperation between international business regulators such as the European Commission and their opposite numbers in national governments and in north America. Speaking to the World Forum on Energy Regulation, in Rome, Monti said that by combining their efforts, competition authorities would "achieve more than each would be able to achieve on its own." He added: "This calls for close co-operation in the interest of fully competitive energy markets, notably in Europe."The ...


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