THE EU AND GAZPROM ON THE WAY TO AGREE, AT LEAST UNTIL THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
March 1st, 2017
The European Commission and the Russian giant Gazprom have moved closer to striking a deal over the company’s competitive behavior in the European Union (EU). On Monday (March 13), the EU competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager invited all interested parties to comment on Gazprom commitments to address concerns that the company is breaking EU anti-trust rules. The comments will cover Gazprom sales and commercial activity in eight EU countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.
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