22/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - Energy consumption in the EU rose by 1.9% in 1998, while indigenous production declined by 1.1%, indicated the Commission when it announced the publication of the 10th Annual Energy Review. The increase in final energy consumption in the 1990s was mainly due to growth in transport with overall industrial consumption remaining practically unchanged. In a press release, the Energy Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, interpreted this as showing the "pertinence of the...