The European Commission plans to liberalise energy market

Thorsten Knuf applauds the European Commission's proposals: "If competition on Europe's energy markets is to be encouraged we must break the suppliers' oligopoly," Knuf writes, but goes on to express doubts about the implementation of the proposed measures: "Unfortunately, there is almost always a gap between what is desirable and what is later stipulated by law. This will also be the case here. The EU states will make sure that Brussels' proposals are watered down. Germany's Economics Minister Michael Glos is fond of attacking the energy sector. But now that everything is at stake he is giving industrial and political considerations priority over the concerns of consumers. And French President Nicolas Sarkozy will never allow his national champions EDF and GDF to be weakened."

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