The EU's new Energy Policy for Europe, (EPE) got its official name and a bombastic endorsement by the European Commission on Friday (24 March), but it will take the rest of the year to work out details of the scheme, with protectionism and sovereignty hurdles left to overcome.
"I could say yipee!" European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said. "I think one day when we write the history of Europe, we will say the energy policy for Europe was born on the 23rd and 24th of March u...
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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.