Brussels, 14/02/2013 (Agence Europe) - The most energy dependent member states remain Malta (101%), Luxembourg (97%), Cyprus (93%) and Ireland (89%).
The economic slowdown observed in the European Union since the beginning of the financial crisis is also reflected in the evolution of its gross energy consumption, which fell by 6% between 2008 and 2011, decreasing from 1.8 billion tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) in 2008 to 1.7 billion toe in 2009, increasing to 1.76 billion toe in 2010, then...