The member states: every man for himself. As I write this, the world of energy is particularly turbulent. Every day brings its own ration of differences of opinion, commotion and complications; even things that appeared to have been agreed are found back on the table. Against this overexcited global backdrop, the EU is a very long way from presenting itself as a compact grouping. Partial European rules exist; however, despite the efforts of the Community institutions to ensure that these are...