Two years ago, incoming European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker had an idea.
Over the previous five years he had seen a number of energy supply scares plunging parts of Europe into cold because of gas disputes between Russia and Ukraine. He had seen planned pipelines fall through, a sudden reversal by Germany on nuclear energy and conflicts between member states over energy decisions. He saw insecurity.
Europe needed to be more united on the energy front, he decided. And so he created the ‘Energy Union’, which began work two years ago this month. He established the first vice-presidential post devoted to …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
