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Political agreement anticipated on oil stocks

Brussels, 10/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - Under the chairmanship of the Czech Minister for Industry, Vladimír Tošovský, the Energy Council to be held in Luxembourg on 12 June will devote its work to two chapters of the "energy security and solidarity" package, proposed by the European Commission in November 2008 (EUROPE 9782), the legislation on oil stocks and measures on energy efficiency.

Oil stocks - Further to the guideline debate at the Energy Council of 19 February (EUROPE 9845), the...

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