EU won't solve problem of Poland's gas dependency

Brussels is examining whether the Polish-Russian gas contract violates EU laws because Poland is thus giving the Russian energy group Gazprom a monopoly over the transit of natural gas through its territory. But for the daily Polska the inquiry won't help Poland with its gas problem: "You can't expect the German [energy commissioner Günther Oettinger] to solve our gas problems arising from dependency on Gazprom with a wave of his magic wand. He won't heal us because he lacks the instruments to do so. The Lisbon Treaty contains regulations governing the principles of energy solidarity, but the Union has no common policy in this area. So there is no foundation on which to base accusations that for example Gazprom is monopolising the gas market (Only if a single company mines, sells and is also responsible for the transport of the raw material would the use of the word monopoly be justified)." 

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