This week the EU's ambitions on energy and the environment will be under the spotlight as EU leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to try and hammer out an agreement on the two areas.
Both the European Commission and lately German chancellor Angela Merkel have been making noises about how it is possible to be both ecologically friendly and competitive with member states yet to fully sign up to this philosophy.
EU leaders will discuss plans for liberalising the energy s...
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