Brussels, 12/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Commissioner for energy, Loyola de Palacio, is to present a communication and a draft directive on Tuesday proposing the liberalisaion of the gas and electricity market for all consumers by 2005, and setting out rules for the pricing of energy transit. Announced a long while back and requested at the Lisbon Summit a year ago, this proposal will be presented at the Summit of Stockholm on 23 and 24 March (see EUROPE of 18 January, p.17).
Ms. de...