MONTI , EDF ETC
June 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN competition commissioner Mario Monti has complained that his hands are being tied by the weakness of European liberalisation legislation, a lack of will at Member State level to force through reforms and also the appetite of big players to press ahead with acquisitions.The key target of the Italian commissioner's concerns is France and its dominant power giant EDF in particular. In a speech at the European Parliament, Mr Monti attacked French reluctance to liberalise its energy sector and aired regrets that existing competition law ...
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