Future EU energy policy will rest on a new partnership with Russia, a common approach to energy in the foreign policy arena and the creation of a strong single market within the EU, energy ministers meeting in Brussels on 14 March agreed.
But the joint statement did not mention European Commission ideas on creating a common energy regulator or Polish ideas on energy solidarity, with the Franco-Italian and Spanish-German rows over corporate protectionism hanging in the air.
"The ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.