In line with the German government, energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger is counting on MEPs' support for an extension until 2018 of an EU deadline for closing subsidised coal mines, reversing an earlier proposal by the commission which was adopted when he skipped a key meeting.
"The Parliament will be voting in plenary next week and from the committee work it looks as if we're talking about 2018," Mr Oettinger told a press conference on Wednesday (17 November) when asked about the co...
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