EU energy policy lacks vision, says new wind-energy boss

The EU should use the current uncertainty about future energy policy to shift course and take advantage of the energy supplies that are right on its doorstep.

"We are at a point in time where we have the opportunity to shape our energy future," the head of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Christian Kjær, said in an interview with the EUobserver.

"Europe is not rich on conventional fossil fuels," he said adding that the EU would get the energy independence it is seeking...