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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8791

23 September 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/state aid/energy
Go-ahead to restructuring of British Energy - Much criticism at EP and among anti-nuclear activists

Brussels, 22/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission approved, on Wednesday, the restructuring plan for the company, British Energy (BE), after which this nuclear energy production company will be able to benefit from aid for the future decommissioning of nuclear power plants. "Today's decision demonstrates the Commission's ability to apply competition rules in newly liberalised energy markets with great success", Mario Monti said recently. Competitors of the British group have...

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