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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12040

14 June 2018
Contents Publication in full By article 21 / 33
SECTORAL POLICIES / Energy
Energy Charter Treaty criticised as obstacle to energy transition policies
Brussels, 13/06/2018 (Agence Europe)

In a report published on Wednesday 13 June, which puts at US$35 billion the total amount thus far claimed by investors in arbitration cases against states, the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and the Transnational Institute (TNI) warn that the Energy Charter Treaty gives investors in the energy sector unprecedented influence on the energy policies of ECT signatory countries (nearly 50, including those of the EU).

The ECT makes it more difficult for signatory countries to distance...

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BEACONS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
NEWS BRIEFS
ADDENDUM