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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9186

6 May 2006
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
EU's first positive steps towards a realistic joint stance on energy, with regard to Russia and Gazprom in particular

The laws of the market are not enough. The cause has been heard: no one is in any doubt any more about the highly political nature of discussions or negotiations on the subject of EU energy supply, even if they take place at company level. The latest developments in the stance of the Russian authorities and Gazprom leave no room for puzzlement or hesitation. Last month I spoke of the apparently divergent positions of European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, the President of the Eurogroupe...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
TIMETABLE