Energy ministers from 13 European Union member states met in Luxembourg this week to move the ball forward on creating a cohesive bloc-wide energy policy. Incited by Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine and supply disruptions to the country, through which some 40 percent of Europe’s Russian gas transits, discussions of a European energy union have gained momentum of late. But as Reuters reports, issues of sovereignty and differing national energy objectives remain obstinate obstacles:
[M]ember states, such as Eurosceptic Britain, jealously guard their right to decide what kind of energy they use, making it difficult to agree the detail of implementing policy …read more
Source: The American Interest
