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The Energy Charter Treaty, signed in 1994, is regarded as protecting the fossil fuel industry - which experts say the proposed reforms will not change (Photo: Kris Duda)

Green NGOs demand EU dumps controversial energy treaty

Green groups have renewed their demand for the EU and member states to jointly withdraw from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT).

The ECT is an international agreement that grants cross-border cooperation in the energy sector, signed in 1994 by nearly 50 countries, including all EU member states, plus most countries from eastern Europe, central Asia, and Japan. \n \nThe European Commission and national capitals participated by videoconference last week (6 to 9 July) in the fir...

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The Energy Charter Treaty, signed in 1994, is regarded as protecting the fossil fuel industry - which experts say the proposed reforms will not change (Photo: Kris Duda)

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Elena is EUobserver's Managing Editor. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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