Brussels, 19/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission wants to examine whether competition is distorted by the reductions granted to energy-intensive companies under the German renewable energy law (EEG-Act).
On 18 December, the Commission opened two in-depth investigations to check the compatibility with EU state aid rules of two aspects of the German EEG-Act as amended in 2012. The two aspects reportedly benefit certain companies that consume large amounts of energy by granting...