Ownership Unbundling
March 19, 2007 by Ken
Filed under Would we not be Better off Out
Just for those who still like to belive the EU is somehow democratic because the Commision is only after all a glorified civil service at the behest of the member states through the Council.
The so-called “ownership unbundling” is seen by
According to the summit conclusions, EU leaders approved “effective separation of supply and production activities from network operations, based on independently run and adequately regulated network operation systems which guarantee equal and open access to transport infrastructures and independence of decisions on investment in infrastructure.”
They also agreed that any move towards unbundling should take account of the specific characteristics of the gas and electricity sectors and of national and regional markets.
However the member states argue they have not committed themselves to any specific legal model and “The summit did not call for ownership unbundling,” it would appear that although some nation states including Britian would like to proceed with this others including
Meanwhile, the commission seems to be taking full advantage of the EU states’ wrangling, with its officials saying
I rather like that “just because the discussion is not finished yet” has the ring of we are not going to wait until you have given your consent but are going to force the issue.
One diplomat told EUobserver in response to the commission’s legal plans, “it was not a surprising move,” given that the EU’s executive arm has been clear about its preference all along.
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