Brussels, 02/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - As part of the action plan for the implementation of the neighbourhood policy, the EU and Ukraine have decided to step up their energy cooperation. At a visit to Kiev last week, the Commissioner for Energy, Andris Piebalgs, talked to Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Rybachuk and energy minister Ivan Plachkov about ways of extending cooperation on subjects of common interest, such as the liberalisation of the energy markets, energy efficiency, renewable...