A European Union (EU) flag flutters outside the Athens’ Stock Exchange in Athens, Greece, on Monday, August 3, 2015. Photo: AP Brussels, February 9 The European Union (EU) will unveil on Wednesday plans to give it power to examine energy contracts that European states sign with countries outside the bloc, amid concerns about Europe’s dependence on Russian gas. Brussels is aiming to beef up its legal arsenal one year after launching a landmark ‘energy union’ strategy to secure supplies for the 28-nation EU against a backdrop of tensions with Russia over Ukraine. EU Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said in …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
