The European Commission keeps repeating promises there will be no rerun of last winter's EU gas crisis, but some analysts say lack of transparency in Russia-Ukraine gas contracts and political instability in Ukraine give cause for concern.
"It's completely clear for me that this year we will have no difficulties with gas transit toward the European market," energy commissioner Andris Piebalgs said on Wednesday (18 October) night, while standing next to a smiling Ukraine energy minister...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.