France, Germany and the Benelux countries are in talks to set up a single electricity market in a first step toward a new common EU energy policy.
The electricity talks are taking place at minister level in the group of five EU founders, in what is being called a "forum for western-European energy cooperation," a French diplomat said.
He explained the talks have so far focussed on the technical details of joining up national electricity grids, and that extension of the western ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.