Brussels, 15/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - Monday's Energy Council reached unanimous political agreement on the Presidency's text on the proposed directive to ensure the security of gas supply to the EU. Council in fact denuded the proposal of its substance by rejecting all the provisions aiming for greater Community management of gas stocks of the Member States and all obligations on the States in terms of security of gas supply. It also removed all the prerogatives the European Commission had...