ENERGY, the European Commission believes, should flow freely to and between EU members. So Maros Sefcovic, the energy commissioner, has two adversaries. One is Russia, which is trying to keep its chokehold on gas supplies to eastern Europe. The other is EU national governments and their state-owned companies. They like the clout of national energy markets and dislike the way that cross-border trade in gas and electricity erodes it.On Russia, the EU has made progress. It has avoided, so far, any cuts in gas supplies this winter. Despite more Russian bluster this week, Mr Sefcovic is baby-sitting an agreement on …read more
Source: The Economist
