UNBUNDLING – BRUSSELS RESISTS THIRD WAY – BUT PREPARES FOR COMPROMISE
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
AS the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers prepares to debate proposals on unbundling Europe's electricity and gas industries this Thursday (Feb 28), the European Commission is refusing to adopt the so-called 'third way' proposals backed by France and Germany.
Speaking to journalists in Brussels last week, EU energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said although he "congratulated" the two countries and their six allies on the Council of Ministers over their plan, he had "no intention to withdraw the proposal and ...
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