Brussels, 06/11/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs called for an inquiry to be opened into the cause of the gigantic power cut of German origin that affected several Member States in the western part of the Union on Saturday 4 November. Urging for the security of European electricity networks to be strengthened, Mr Piebalgs confirmed that the Commission will be putting forward measures, in 2007, to prevent a reoccurrence of the incident.
“Whilst these...