Brussels, 01/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 28 February, at the first meeting of the High level Group on Competitiveness, Energy and the Environment (see EUROPE 9141) on which he serves as a stakeholder representative (unions), John Monks, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), stressed the need for a coherent European energy policy. “The liberalisation of the gas and electricity markets increases competition, but not necessarily in favour of consumers and new...