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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10337

16 March 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 41
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Portugal summoned to respect EDP ruling

Brussels, 14/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On 14 March, the European Commission decided to ask Portugal to comply with a November 2010 Court of Justice ruling (EUROPE 10255), which found that the Portuguese state's special rights (“golden shares”) in Energías de Portugal (EDP) restricted the free movement of capital. The Commission considers that by maintaining them in force, Portugal failed to fulfil its Treaty obligations. Portugal now has two months to inform the Commission of measures...

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