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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9600

13 February 2008
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Energy is emerging as a political weapon and the EU has to take this on board

Pipedreams and reality. The shifting sands of the global energy landscape are turning into a foreign policy battle ground, a tool used by energy-rich countries to throw their weight around on the world stage, boost their power and implement their ambitions. A world market governed by competition and the rules of the market is little more than a pipedream when it comes to energy.

Do I need to go into specific examples? Turkey has vetoed Gaz de France's involvement in the consortium of the...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS