Maros Sefcovic (l) has spearheaded the Energy Union project the past four-and-a-half years. At a press conference in Brussels he announced the Energy Union had become 'a reality' (Photo: European Commission)

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EU's claim Energy Union now 'a reality' not based on facts

Green Economy

by Peter Teffer, Brussels,

The EU's two highest-ranking energy and climate officials boldly declared this week that the Energy Union had become "a reality".

"I am proud to stand here today, to present this package with one simple message – the Energy Union has become reality," said Maros Sefcovic, European Commission vice-president for the Energy Union, on Tuesday (9 April) at a press conference in Brussels.

"Four years after the October 2014 European Council [EU leaders' summit], we can now say that we hav...