Russia’s gas giant Gazprom said Thursday it wants to “amicably” settle an antitrust case brought by the European Commission that could cost it billions.
The case was filed in April, with the Commission accusing Gazprom of abusing its market power to bully and overcharge central European governments and companies, infringing EU competition rules that place special responsibilities on dominant suppliers. The complaint says Gazprom prevented the free flow of gas across member countries and extracted commitments in return for gas to keep control of pipelines.
Alexander Medvedev, Gazprom’s deputy chairman, met Margrethe Vestager, the competition commissioner, on Thursday for their first face-to-face …read more
Source: European Voice
