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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8132

19 January 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/energy
Mario Monti says liberalisation does not mean privatisation

Paris, 18/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - Answering questions put to him on Europe 1, on Friday morning, Competition Commissioner Mario Monti confirmed the Commission's determination to fully liberalise the gas and electricity markets. He stressed that opening the market up to competition would under no circumstances mean an obligation to privatise publicly owned companies. "It must be stressed that Europe is calling for liberalisation, especially in the field of electricity, but Europe is not...

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