Brussels, 07/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has authorised Gaz de France International, a Gaz de France subsidiary, and the German company Ruhrgas to take over the control of the Slovakian gas provider Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP), almost half the activities of which are in the Slovakian Republic. This operation will allow the French and German companies to control the Czechoslovakian part of the gas pipeline from Russia towards Germany and Austria. The Commission felt...